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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
6 months (6 months fixed term contract)
Hours
Part time - 16 hours per week (n/a)
Job ref
343-LCON-194
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Epsom General Hospital
Town
Epsom
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Locum Consultant Community Paediatrics

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant


"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values" 


 

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

Job Summary:

 

Applications are invited for a 4 PA Locum Community Consultant Paediatrician at Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, to help deliver our service in the north of Surrey.  The post is a fixed term contract to manage capacity within the neurodevelopmental service. The post will be based at Epsom General Hospital. While the main base for this post will be Epsom Hospital, the post holder may be required to work at other sites as required. Epsom Hospital has an integrated paediatric service with acute and community paediatrics on the same site.

 

The post holder will deliver community paediatric clinics.

 

The successful applicant will play a crucial role in ensuring the team continues to deliver a high quality paediatric service.

 

As an organisation we are committed to develop our services in a collaborative manner with the local authorities, in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.

Main duties of the job

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

 

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1.    To, at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.

2.    To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

3.    To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.

4.    To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.

5.    On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).

6.    To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.

7.    To be responsible for the clinical management of out-patients under your care.

8.    The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

 

Clinical Duties:

9.      The post holder will deliver community clinics including neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioural clinics. The clinics will mainly be held at Epsom General Hospital within the children’s outpatient department.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; 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

Specific Duties of this post:

1.      Specifically, the role will include:

·         developmental assessment in all paediatric age groups including assessment of autism (such as objective assessment like ADOS)

·         assessment and management of specific neurodevelopmental conditions

                           

Teaching, Training, and Research:

2.    As an organisation we are committed to develop our staff and services. We work on improving services in a collaborative manner with the local authorities, in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.

3.    There will be ample opportunities to participate in departmental teaching and supporting the development of middle grade trainees. Participation in Peer Review, service improvement and other clinical governance work is encouraged.

 

4.    The post-holder will have access to training opportunities and support as part of their appraisal, re-validation and development plan.

5.    Audit and research are encouraged and facilitated through the Audit and the R&D departments which are well established.

 

 

Person specification

Paediatric experience

Essential criteria
  • Paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
  • Paediatric experience in secondary care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Community paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
  • Community paediatric experience in secondary care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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
Amber Pinto
Job title
Consultant Community Paediatrician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082963000
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