Locum Consultant General Paediatrician

Interviews to be held on 24th February 2025

Applications are warmly invited for one full-time (10PA) Locum Consultant General Paediatrician post.

The Trust provides regional facilities for the whole of Coventry and Warwickshire with a population of approximately 1 million. The Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the UK and is committed to the development of a high quality paediatric service. University Hospital is the main clinical teaching hospital for Warwick University Medical School. This is an extremely well equipped 1200-bed teaching hospital, containing all medical and surgical specialities and is a designated adult major trauma centre including a helicopter emergency service.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking and dynamic team of fourteen paediatricians. The department has a designated Children’s Emergency Department which sees over 35,000 attendances per year, 3 inpatient paediatric wards with over 4,500 admissions per year, a level 2 paediatric intensive care unit with 8 beds, a medical day unit facility and designated outpatient departments at both Walsgrave and Rugby Saint Cross hospitals. The outpatient departments deliver over 12,000 appointments.

The successful postholder will work on the general paediatric service and on-call rotas and do one general and one allergy clinic weekly.

Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register and available to start the post as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

• Expertise in general paediatrics, acute and out-patient based.
• Ability to deliver a Consultant of the Week service on the children’s inpatient unit and Children’s Emergency Department, 4 times in 12 months.
• To participate in the general paediatric acute on call 1 in 6 weekends and 1 in 12 weekdays.
• General Paediatric clinics and ward rounds.
• Clinical and educational supervision of paediatric trainees.
• Enthusiasm and ability to participate in the delivery of medical education and audit within the department.
• Weekly allergy clinic.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

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Please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for further details on this role.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
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Experience / Knowledge
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Management & Administrative
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Teaching & Training
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Research, Audit & Clinical Governance
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Communication skills & abilities
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Continued professional / personal development
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