The Leicester Children’s Hospital Paediatric Surgery Team have a vacancy for two Senior Resident Doctors to start as soon as possible.
This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor with experience of working at a registrar level in paediatric surgery to join the team. This post has been
developed in order to support the continued delivery of high quality care to children across the Leicester Children’s Hospital. The successful
candidates will join our team of paediatric surgeons and paediatricians and to provide a wide range of clinical services across the spectrum of
paediatric surgery and urology.
Many of our wards have undergone a full or partial refurbishment in the last 24 months & we have benefitted from the construction of a brand new
Paediatric Theatre Reception and Paediatric Recovery area, with plans for an integrated single site Children’s Hospital accommodating all
Children’s services on the Leicester Royal Infirmary site, providing a unique time to come and join our team. Additionally, the Trust has recently
opened a new £42 million Emergency Floor which includes a new Paediatric Emergency Department and a Childrens short stay unit (CSSU).
This Job advert will close when we receive sufficient number of applications.
The post holders will participate in managing the care of paediatric
surgical patients at registrar level. He/she will be expected to
perform clinical and non-invasive assessment of paediatric
patients within an acute environment, and will be fully involved in
the surgical management of patients including working in theatre,
with their supervising Consultant and where appropriate
independently.. With responsibility for the day to day running of the
paediatric surgical wards, planning and implementing clinical
management plans under the supervision of the consultant staff
and presenting cases at departmental MDT meetings
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
he Paediatrics surgery specialty serves the population of
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, as one of the busiest Acute
and General Paediatric centres in the UK. Our Children’s
Assessment Unit (CAU) currently sees around 14,000 children a
year and this is in addition to the children who attend our
Paediatric Emergency Department (PED). The speciality also
provides tertiary level care to children and young people from
across the region including areas of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire,
Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. Outreach clinics and day
case operating take place in a number of centres outside of UHL
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Jan 2025