Main area: Paediatrics
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (With the view to extend for a further 3 months)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 423-6865236
Employer: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Airedale General Hospital
Town: Steeton
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59
Consultant Acute Paediatrician (Locum contract to cover maternity)
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
Job overview
This post is to support a colleague on long term sickness. An opportunity has arisen for a paediatrician to join the friendly paediatric team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The department offers a supportive and encouraging environment for professional development and a satisfying work-life balance.
The role involves covering the children’s ward and assessment unit, the neonatal unit, and elective work, including clinics. The option would be to take on the other half of this role with the support of our experienced safeguarding team.
Main duties of the job
The role involves covering the children’s ward and assessment unit, the neonatal unit and elective work, including clinics. Airedale has visiting specialists from the local teaching hospital in Leeds, including Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology and various Paediatric surgical specialities.
Working for our organisation
Facilities
The Childrens Unit currently has 15 beds and is shared according to need with the surgical specialities. There is a Children Assessment Room to assess and observe children.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the role please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
* MB BCh or equivalent; Higher qualification in Paediatrics - MRCPCH or equivalent.
* Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc.
* On GMC's Specialist Register or be no more than three months from obtaining CCT at interview date.
* Experience of working in a DGH General Paediatrics.
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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