Locum Consultant Paediatrician
Wye Valley Nhs Trust, Hereford
Locum Consultant Paediatrician
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Wye Valley Nhs Trust, Hereford
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 14 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: bd69f49acc54451491059f35eaf2dd75
Full Job Description
We seek to appoint a Locum Consultant Paediatrician. A special interest in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine would be beneficial to the department however all special interests would be welcomed. The successful candidate will work alongside 14 consultant paediatricians as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team providing care to the children and families of Herefordshire and the surrounding areas., oTo provide, with Consultant colleagues, general paediatric and neonatal services within Wye Valley NHS Trust for the prevention, diagnosis and management of illness and the proper functioning of the department.
o To participate in the Consultant of the Week (CoW) (2.2 PA) and twilight (1.3 PA) rota. The Consultant of the Week is responsible for all the patients seen by the paediatric team for a consecutive period Monday - Thursday or Friday - Sunday, the week is split to provide better work-life balance. The Consultant of the Week will have no other routine commitments such as clinics. The twilight consultant works evening shifts Mondays - Fridays so that the CoW finishes their shift at 5.00pm.
o To participate in the resident 12 hour shift night rota (4 nights per 10 week cycle) (1.9 PA). There is a rest day provided directly before and after each night shift.
o To participate in the 1 in 10 non-resident on call rota (0.37 PA).
oTo perform urgent (acute) Child Safeguarding Medicals when the concern is in the category of physical abuse. This cover is included in the Consultant of the Week and Twilight role and in exceptionally circumstances may be provided on a night shift.
o To undertake out patient clinics.
o The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time
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