Description
You will manage an acute neonatal and general paediatric surgical take, including a substantial volume of paediatric trauma, and lead Trauma MDTs alongside adult trauma, anaesthetic and specialist colleagues.
The job plan includes operating lists, outpatient clinics, outreach clinics at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Romford, and a 1:6 on-call commitment.
You will also play an active part in teaching, training and clinical governance, supporting junior doctors, specialist trainees and medical students.
Clinical duties
- Provide a high-quality, accessible consultant-led service in paediatric surgery, in line with our WeCare values
- Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics, including new and follow-up cases, and provide training to junior doctors and teaching to medical students during these sessions
- Manage paediatric trauma admissions and lead Trauma MDTs, liaising with adult trauma teams, anaesthetists and allied specialist teams
- Undertake outreach work as timetabled at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Hospital Romford
- Be up to date with child protection training and undertake appropriate review and action on cases admitted during attending weeks
Person Specification
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT, or CESR (CP), or European Community Rights, with proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date within six months of interview
- FRCS (Paed Surgery)
- ATLS/APLS certified
- Membership of BAPS
- Substantial clinical experience in paediatric and neonatal surgery
- Skills in minimal access surgery
- Ability to offer prenatal counselling for foetal abnormality
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Experience in the management of paediatric trauma at a Major Trauma Centre
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and supervising specialist trainees