# Locum Consultant General Paediatrician

**Company**: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Slough
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Applications are invited for the appointment of a dynamic and enthusiastic Locum Consultant in Paediatrics at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust (at the Wexham Park Hospital site).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of 20 dedicated WTE Acute Paediatric Consultants.

The post holder will be working with a dynamic group of consultants who support each other. Flexibility will be key and makes this role suitable for an individual who is on the specialty register but may not have Consultant level experience.

**Main duties of the job**

- You will be responsible for a general OP clinic per week, in addition to PAU or Ward cover or the Neonatal Unit as needed.

- Instead of PAU work, you may need to conduct Child Protection Medicals as needed.

- There will be some on-call and weekend work.

**Job responsibilities**

- Each week, two Consultants attend, one for Paediatrics, and one for Neonates.

- When attending the Paediatrics Ward, the post holder will be responsible for the Paediatric Ward and HDU.

- When attending the Neonatal Unit, the post holder will be responsible for the babies on the Neonatal unit, Delivery suite, postnatal ward, and transitional care.

- The trust provides a consultant-delivered GP Hotline Service Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 taking acute referrals and providing advice and guidance.

- On-call for out-of-hours Consultant cover will be 1 in 12, covering both Paediatrics and Neonates.

**Benefits**

- As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS.

- We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and support flexible working arrangements.

**Person Specification**

- Primary medical degree

- MRCPCH or equivalent

- Full GMC registration/on specialist register of GMC

- NLS and APLS

- Accreditation in HST in 5 years of Paediatrics or within 6 months of CCST

- Participation in training and supervision of junior medical staff/medical students

- Participation in clinical audit

- Participation in Department/Trust research projects

- Adaptability

- Leadership

- Management

- Organisational skills

- Innovation

- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively within a multi-disciplinary team

## Skills

### Required
- MRCPCH
- GMC registration
- NLS
- APLS
- HST accreditation
- Leadership
- Management
- Organisational skills
- Innovation

### Nice to have
- NLS / APLS Instructor status
- Six months tertiary neonatology or equivalent experience
- Published research (peer-reviewed)

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