Applications are invited for a Locum Acute Consultant Paediatrician. This is a fixed term appointment, based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post comprises 10.06 programmed activities (PAs) for 12 months with the possible extension to 12 months. The post is an ideal opportunity for post CCT Specialty Registrars to settle into a consultant role in a friendly and well supported department. They will be facilitated to develop their specialist interest.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the 1:12 consultant rota and cover Outpatient service for acute general paediatrics to ensure patients are assessed and managed in timely manner.

Provide outpatient service

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential

Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
CCT or equivalent in Paediatrics
College Membership (MRCPCH) or qualification of an equivalent level
MBBS or equivalent
Desirable

Postgraduate academic degree
Previous Experience
Essential

Broad range of experience in Paediatrics
Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role
Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
Essential

Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation