Speciality Doctor Paediatrics

There is no Paediatric inpatient ward at Nuneaton and ambulances convey directly to UHCW hospital.
There is an ambulatory service at George Eliot via a dedicated Children's Assessment Unit with pathways for ED care, urgent
care and Paediatric care streamed on arrival at triage.
Development of a Short Stay Assessment Unit for specific conditions is being actively explored as the next phase of service development.
Transfer for inpatient Paediatric care to UHCW is via a well-developed pathway.
Children arriving through the walk-in service occasionally become critically ill, the resuscitation team at GEH liaises with the
KIDS PICU retrieval team in these circumstances and a bespoke plan is made for transfer. A shared transfer policy for
Paediatrics, ED and anesthetics is in place for these circumstances
There is a SCBU caring for babies from 32/40 gestation up to term and receiving babies for step-down care from LMNS partner hospitals.
Within the maternity department there are approximately 2,400 births a year and 300 admissions to SCBU which has 8 cots.
The unit is part of the South West Midlands Neonatal Network and the
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal Service. Babies who require LNU or NICU care are transferred either in- utero or after delivery within this LMNS.
The regional Neonatal Transport Service conveys these babies., + To provide, with Consultant supervision, general Paediatric and Neonatal services within George Eliot NHS Trust for the prevention, diagnosis and management of illness and the proper functioning of the department
+ To undertake General Paediatric Outpatient Clinics and other special interest clinics as appropriate to the skills/interests of the post holder
+ The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
+ Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients (including activity data as required) in line with Trust
On Call Duties
+ To participate in the 1:6 middle grade rota The rota is a combination of long on call days (08.30-21.30), Clinic days and SPA time.
+ To participate in the resident 12 hour shift night rota. These are on weekday nights (21.00-09.00). There is a rest day provided directly before and after each night shift. There are no night shifts routinely on Saturday or Sunday as the consultant team covers them.
+ To perform urgent (acute) Child Safeguarding Medicals when the concern is in the category of physical abuse. The on call Consultant would always be available to support with such cases as needed.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.