Consultant Paediatrician

Overview

General All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant‑led service with the highest standard of care.
• Work with the multi‑professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E.
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care.
• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Participate in Consultant on call rota.
• Attend general paediatric clinics.
• Manage specialist clinics – Diabetes and Endocrinology (latter preferable).
• Teach and train junior staff and undergraduates.
• Provide other care of inpatients or outpatients as required.
• Perform clinical and other administration as required by agreement.
• Participate in Clinical Governance.

• Expected to be a 10PA advisor; exact details agreed with successful candidate after appointment.
• Participate in Consultant of the week rota on a 1:12 basis – one consultant on call covering general paediatrics in the morning and general paediatrics and neonates in the afternoon, with an additional consultant on call for neonates in the morning.
• Participate in weekend and night on‑call cover.
• Share outpatient responsibilities with a minimum of three paediatric clinics a week, depending on other commitments.
• Share child protection/safeguarding work when Consultant of the week.
• Contribute to relevant committees, working groups, educational supervision and training within the department.
• Job plan reviewed as part of the Job Planning process of the trust and will be formally accepted and reviewed with the successful candidate.

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent Portfolio Pathway (formally CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register.

Qualifications and experience details are set in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• Generous pension scheme.
• Unsocial hours payments where applicable.
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro‑rata).
• Access to a range of NHS discounts.
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme with a variety of services.
• Support for career development.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Secondment – if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis if you are already an employee of ESNEFT.

Applicants may be charged for their DBS check. Please read the attached DBS Information document.

Please note that if the response levels are exceptional the post may be closed before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

Applications are judged against the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please ensure your statement in support reflects this.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex.