Specialty Doctor General Paediatrics

We invite you to join our general paediatric team. We require a speciality doctor for an initial fixed period of 12 months with a possibility of further extension to a permanent post. Our Middle grade team consistent of eight Speciality doctors and two Specialty Paediatric trainees (ST). This is a replacement post to support a 1:8 rota with a possibility of the rota moving to 1:9 or 1:10 in the future. Successful applicant will be mainly be based in Conquest hospital. You will join a wider team of fourteen Speciality trainees, GP trainees and foundation doctors, Together with four advanced paediatric nurse practitioners. Our departments hosts Brighton and Sussex medical school year 4 students. It is an examination centre for clinic MRCPCH examination. Candidates must have full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise., The successful applicant is expected to:

• Attend and participate in governance meetings such as clinical risk, audit, Paediatric M&M, Obstetric and Joint neonatal meeting in addition to the weekly paediatric teaching meetings (Grand round, radiology meeting, and weekly departmental teaching and simulation). You would also be supporting the training of medical students and junior doctors.
• To work as part of the medical, nursing and Divisional team to maintain and improve the health and clinical care to local children and young people
• To work collaboratively with Primary care colleagues and other specialties including maternity, radiology, anaesthetics, paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and adult neurology among other adult medicine subspecialties .
• To work as part of the broader team and in collaboration with children's services and the police to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
• To contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient.
  
  A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.