Job overview

Objectives of this post 

This is a substantive post for less than full time 7 PAs General Paediatrics consultant  with special interest in Paediatrics Emergency Medicine. The candidate will be required to provide a comprehensive service covering paediatric Accident and emergency and will be expected to collaborate with the lead clinician in the management and development of the Acute paediatrics service. Previous experience in hospital management would be a benefit. The post only provides general paediatric cover. There is an entirely separate neonatal service on site at all levels.

Key Result Areas, Main Duties, Responsibilities and job plan

This post will be based at Northwick[sb1] [KB2]  and Ealing Hospitals. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by either Trust, either on an ongoing or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

*Please note, this JD is subject to final approval from the Royal College.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver paediatric Emergency services including:
• Working in paediatric accident and emergency, support HDU ward rounds on the ward, oversee sick children on PAU in the morning to assist with ward attending consultant

-       CCL2 service HDU MDT WR

-       Acute High dependency clinical service on Rota basis 08:00-18:00

-       Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space and secretarial support is provided

• Paediatrics emergency department on site rota cover: 10.00-18.00 and 18:00-22:00 Shifts to be discussed during Job Planning.
• On-call duties for Paediatrics shared with colleagues, Shifts to be discussed during Job Planning.
• On-call duties. Shifts to be discussed during Job Planning. Weekend on calls include on-site Paediatrics emergency department 14.00-22.00.
• Paediatric A&E review clinics.
• To lead and jointly work with adult A&E colleagues.
• Working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff
• To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors and teaching.
• To proactively develop the service.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning, complaint responses, Clinical Governance and audit.
• Participation in the NWL (regional) Emergency services MDT

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.