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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
6 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time
Job ref
426-868-25TAM
Employer
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town
Kings Lynn
Salary
£61,542 - £99,216 Per annum pro rata, salary dependent on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Locum Paediatric Specialty Doctor

Specialty Doctor

Job overview

You will join an enthusiastic and friendly department, which is an integral part of the Division of Women and Children at the QEH. The team pride themselves on being a very caring and supportive department; the consultants always work as part of the team and are readily available to give advice, practical assistance and hands on acute care.

The department provides services for the King’s Lynn area based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Wisbech area based at the North Cambridgeshire Hospital. All the inpatient beds are at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Children’s Ward has 22 beds and a 5 bedded co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit.

The neonatal unit is equipped for 3 neonatal intensive care/high dependency cots and has a total complement of 12 cots. The unit policy is to care for infants of 27- 28 weeks and over including ventilation but to transfer antenatally, if possible, infants less than 27 weeks gestation. The neonatal work is in close collaboration with the regional Neonatal Network and the nearest level 3 Neonatal Unit is at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital in Norwich.

There is an on-site purpose-built children’s centre for outpatients and child development work  for all general paediatric outpatient activity. Additional outpatient clinics are held in Wisbech at the North Cambridgeshire Hospital. Visiting Consultants come regularly to the hospital.  Subspecialty training is strongly encouraged and supported in the department.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the Paediatric service.

To further develop clinical knowledge and skills in Paediatrics to aid preparation for working as a Consultant Paediatrician.

The training opportunities will mirror those given to Specialist Trainees with support from departmental teaching, career development, training budget, Quality Improvement Projects (QIP), participation in outpatient elective activity and allocation of a clinical supervisor to support career development. Advanced Life Support (ALS) can also be organised at the Trust but is desirable to have before starting.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH.  We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At the QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit.  We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.  

We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but provide an indication of the range and complexity of the work to be undertaken.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • APLS and NLS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPCH or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of two years general Paediatric experience and 6 months neonatal experience
  • Child Protection training and experience
  • Experience of audit projects
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in UK

Skills/Ability

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Able to cope in stressful situations
  • Ability to organise workload and arrange priorities

Knowledge/Understanding

Essential criteria
  • Good theoretical knowledge and its application

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Barbara Piel
Job title
Consultant Paediatrics and Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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