Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics

Overview

Thisis a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatrician. This post is available immediately, for a 6-month period.

The post will deliver 10 PAs supporting the General Paediatric team and will be based at Leeds Children’s Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary.

Applicants should hold accreditation in Paediatrics in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicants should have established skills in General Paediatrics. Excellent communication and team working skills, and a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

Avanish Tantry, General Paediatrician and Lead Clinician

Ruth Kirby, Service Manager

• Deliver care to patients with common paediatric illnesses at the Leeds Children’s Hospital.
• Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Link with Consultant colleagues in relevant site specialist teams within the Children’s Hospital.
• Work with colleagues in general paediatrics to deliver acute ward services and provide support for resident doctors.
• Contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Children’s Hospital; be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to current clinical research programmes.
• Contribute to the Consultant‑led triage of acute GP referrals to the CAT unit, provide e‑mail advice to GPs, triage all elective referrals to the service and participate in the provision of community GP hubs.
• Work with the safeguarding/child protection team and partners in other agencies to conduct safeguarding assessments.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion and 15,000 staff, ensuring that every year we see and treat 1 500 000 people in our 2 000 beds or out‑patient settings, comprising 100 000 day cases, 125 000 in‑patients, 200 000 A&E visits and 1 050 000 out‑patient appointments across seven hospitals on five sites.

This locum post is for a period of 6 months.

• MB BS (or equivalent) Membership Examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent qualification.

• Completed a recognised training programme in General Paediatrics.
• High level of clinical experience and competence in General Paediatrics.
• Evidence of continuous career progression.

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Fit to practise safely.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

• Ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Experience of participating in regular clinical audit.
• Previous experience supervising research by junior staff.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.