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Location

Uxbridge, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

A Vacancy at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Locum Consultant Paediatrician with special interest in Neonates

The Trust is advertising this post as a fixed term appointment for 6 months as part of a wider expansion to bring the team into line with British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) optimal staffing guidance. We anticipate advertising for a substantive post as soon as definitive plans for BAPM compliance are approved by the Trust. The post holder will be expected to start in March 2024.

The successful applicant will have the following duties:
• pro-rata equivalent of 6.4 weeks of Neonatal Attending (Consultant of the Week) per year.
• pro-rata equivalent of 60 Labour Ward / Postnatal 0900-1200 shifts per year
• 1 general paediatric clinic on non-attending weeks
• 1 Integrated Paediatric Community Clinic on non-attending weeks.
• 1:7 on weekday and weekend on calls (cross covering general paediatrics and neonatology).
• Neonatal Simulation Lead (0.25PA per week)
• Responsibility for Perinatal M&M minutes and action log (within core SPA time)

The post holder will be expected to actively engage in service development and clinical governance activities within Neonates, during their SPA time, in addition to CPD activities. The post holder will participate in the annual appraisal for consultants, as stipulated by the GMC.

We are keen to encourage candidates with special interests, which are complementary to the department.

The department has recently been rated as ‘good’ on all domains in the last CQC report (2018).

The post holder will cover neonatal attending consultant duties Monday – Friday 0800-1800 for the equivalent of 6.4 weeks per year. The attending consultant (consultant of the week) covers the Neonatal Unit, Transitional Care Unit, postnatal wards and Labour Ward.

In addition to attending duties, the successful applicant will deliver the equivalent of 60 Labour Ward / Postnatal 0900-1200 shifts per year on weekdays dates to be agreed by mutual consent.

On call commitment will be 1:7 weekdays / weekends covering both general paediatrics and neonates, which attracts an average of 1.5PA per week plus on call supplement.

There will be a commitment to deliver one general paediatric clinic and one Integrated Paediatric Community Clinic (IPCC) per week on non-attending weeks. Each clinic attracts 1PA which consists of 3 hours of direct patient contact and 1 hour of administration time.

This post does not have consultant of the week duties in General Paediatrics. A draft timetable is attached, which is subject to negotiation and change depending on the need and clinic space availability.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Feb 2024

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