Locum Consultant Paediatrician - Paediatric A&E

St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Teaching and Training
  • To share responsibility with other consultants for the recruitment, appointment, and supervision of junior medical staff, in line with Trust policies.
  • To provide regular teaching and training to junior staff, contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education.
  • To participate in the teaching and training of medical students in accordance with arrangements agreed with the relevant medical school or Foundation School.
• Management and Clinical Governance
  • To manage, appraise and, where appropriate, discipline junior doctors under your supervision, with advice where necessary.
  • To maintain personal and professional development, including registration with your Royal College for CME/CPD and compliance with its requirements.
  • To advise the Executive Team, Trust Board, GPs, and other stakeholders on local, regional, and national clinical service planning, within appropriate confidentiality constraints.
  • To support current management structures and frameworks.
  • To fully participate in Clinical Governance across the Trust, including clinical audit, quality improvement, and research where applicable.
  • To take part in annual consultant appraisal and job planning.
  • To adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
  • To respect and observe the Trust’s intellectual property rights.
• Proposed Job Plan
  • Job plans are reviewed annually as part of the appraisal process. The plan is a prospective agreement outlining the consultant’s typical working pattern, clinical and non-clinical duties, objectives, and responsibilities.
  • It will include all aspects of professional practice: clinical work, education, training, research, management, and any agreed external commitments.
  • Additional programmed activities may be offered, depending on service needs and alignment with Trust priorities. These will be reviewed annually.

Person specification

• NHS Experience
  • Experience working in an acute hospital
  • Experience working in Paediatrics
• Education
  • Years of experience
  • Grades achieved

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’ There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients. Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors. We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT VIA OUR WEBSITE > Work for Us > Current Vacancies > My Job Account.