A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital in the Acute Paediatrics team.
The model of care in the Children’s Department is moving towards increasingly consultant–delivered care. You would be joining a team of 12 consultants, which allows us to meet RCPCH Facing the Future and local acute care standards.
We are inviting applications for a Consultant in Acute Paediatrics with a special interest in Paediatric Cardiology. This is a joint post working at Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk North Essex Foundation Trust and Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Foundation Trust.
Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register or due to have completed CCT within six months of the interview.
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.
The post-holder will:
· 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
Clinical Responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are:
· General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
· Specialist Clinics
· Outpatient clinics
· Operating: as per specialty
· Teaching
· Other care of inpatients or outpatients
· Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
· Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
· Participation in Clinical Governance
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
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 thatTime Mattersto 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.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Please note that the timetables below are subject to change and are given as an example only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the Lead Consultant and the Divisional Director/Department Service Manager.
The post consists of 10 programmed activities (PAs) which are split between Cambridge and Colchester. The applicant will also take a proportional role in the 1:12 COTW rota on the childrens ward and the 1:8 (currently) cover on the neonatal unit if appropriate.
• The successful applicant will undertake an amount of on call in Colchester, on a proportional basis, around 50% of the full time 1:12 ratio.
• Outpatient clinics and other commitments are cancelled when COTW.
· Morning duties will be cancelled when on duty in the evening. The consultant will arrive at work at 1300 hours and take over on call duties following handover at 1630.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Cambridge
Colchester
Am
Inpatient cardiology reviews and fetal counselling
Cross cover of Clinics as and when required 09:00-13:00.
Fetal counselling
Clinic 09:00-13:00
General Clinic
Admin
Lunch
Echo meeting to review echo images and provide teaching
SPA
Cardiac Clinic
pm
Ambulatory follow up, safeguarding follow up. Inpatient cardiology reviews and fetal counselling / SPA
Clinic 13:00-17:00
Outreach Clinic 13:30-17:00 (3rdWednesday once a month).
Team meeting- held on the 1stMonday of the month
Cross cover of clinics as/ when required on 2ndand 4thof the month safeguarding peer review, continuous improvement meeting, MDT, Inpatient cardiology reviews
On call (Colchester out of hours duties) included in the 10 PAs are as follows –
Tier 3 (Consultant) Rota – Resident in hospital
Rolling rota covered by 12 WTE consultants.
Consultant resident in hospital as follows –
· Evenings - 1700-2200
· Weekends - 0900 -1700 when COTW, 1700 – 2200 when on call
Tier 3 Rota – Non-resident on call
· Overnight 2200 - 0900
This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025