Job overview

Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics

We are recruiting a part time general paediatrician for our busy district general hospital. The post is a locum 6-month fixed term post, pending substantive recruitment, with no night shifts or on-calls. The post includes resident duties covering weekends on the Children’s Assessment Unit. The roles support our general paediatric services.  

The post holder will mainly be involved in clinical work in general paediatiatrics, but will also be expected to participate in the junior doctor teaching programme. There are no neonatal duties in this post.

The post holder will take part in a rota with 6 other consultants on a similar job plan working a 1 in 7 attending week rota. The post holder will work an average of 6 PAs per week including the out of hours CAU shifts. Weekends covering the Child Assessment Unit (CAU) are at a frequency of 2 in 14 (one 2 pm to 10 pm and one 9 am to 5 pm shift with prospective cover for annual leave). During attending weeks the post holder will work 3 days each week covering the general ward, CAU and paediatric ED. 

Main duties of the job

There are 3 attending week consultants on the general side each day on Mondays to Fridays with two at weekends. There is a separate attending consultant covering the Neonatal Unit (NNU) each day. There is also a separate consultant non-resident on call out of hours rota for general paediatrics and a separate one for NNU. Over weekends these consultants are also available for the ward rounds on each side.

For further information, please see the attached Trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a suitable number of appropriate candidates have been received. Interviews will then be arranged accordingly.

Working for our organisation

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and well-being to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.