Fixed Term Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

This is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team at our busy, welcoming children's hospital.
The Alex is the only dedicated children's hospital on the South East coast, and as such the role provides the chance to work closely with a wide team of peers, providing tertiary care to children and young people up to the age of 17 years old, living in Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex and East Surrey areas.
This is a full time locum post for a period of 6 months, from February 2025 to August 2025, with the potential option to extend. The post holder will provide day to day surgical care to patients of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, including participation in a 1 in 6 on call rota, and participation in the outreach clinic/theatre rota.
We welcome questions and are happy to arrange visits should you wish to discuss this opportunity further., To work as part of the consultant, nursing and directorate team to protect and enhance the reputation of the Alex, and to provide the leading paediatric surgery service in the South East Coast region, delivering outpatient, day case and inpatient care at the Alex and with our network partners
To work collaboratively with other specialties, including neonatology, radiology, anaesthetics and paediatrics
To participate in the development of regional solutions to all medical and surgical specialties for children and young people
To work with the Academic Department of Paediatrics and BSMS to establish a respected research programme and presence in national and international peer reviewed journals and meetings
To contribute to undergraduate teaching of medical students at BSMS
To provide high quality postgraduate teaching and experience to doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in training
To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for safeguarding children and young people is honoured effectively
To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for the delivery of safe and high-quality services for children, responsive to the needs of them and their families, is honoured effectively
On Call Commitment: 1: 6 with prospective cover (Category A)
Please see the Job description & Person specs for full details, You will join a department of seven existing on call Consultant Paediatric Surgeons, supported by a team of Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists, Radiologists and Pathologists.
In addition:
2 Deanery Paediatric Surgical SpRs
4Trust speciality doctors in paediatric surgery
1 CT2
2 CT1
1 F2
2F1s
The department operates as a regional service, networked with our partner organisations at East Sussex Hospitals, Surrey and Sussex Hospitals, Queen Victoria Hospital and Sussex Community NHS Trusts, including Chailey Clinical Services.
The department works with the South Thames Paediatric Network, alongside Evelina London, St George's Hospital and Kings College Hospital.
The department continues to actively pursue the repatriation of local children for surgery from London or other providers and will work collaboratively with all providers in South East Coast to deliver this in the interest of children and young people.
Together with the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, the department provides a neonatal surgical service for the South East Coast region.
Other key strengths of the department include laparoscopic surgery, urology and the regional intestinal failure service in collaboration with the paediatric gastroenterology and nutrition team.
The department is recognised as a teaching centre and currently hosts two paediatric surgical trainee posts.
Based at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, the department benefits from the facilities this award-winning new hospital provides. This includes a paediatric theatre suite, critical care facility and a paediatric radiology service.
There are related tertiary paediatric surgical specialties on site including ENT, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, maxillofacial, dentistry and orthodontics. We have a close and evolving relationship with the Queen Victoria regional plastics and burns service.
This post will allow us to provide a 1 in 6 on call service with a "consultant of the week" model in the first instance. Category A supplement applies (5%). This will be subject to review within the department.
The post will provide day-case and inpatient operating lists and outpatient paediatric surgery clinics. The postholder will enable the department to further develop our relationships with East Surrey Hospital, St Richard's Hospital, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Conquest Hospital, Hastings and Worthing Hospital, which are of key strategic importance to our service.
Please see the Job description & Person specs for full details
Important information for applicants:
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Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
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