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Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics
| Posting date: | 11 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HR |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7071911/387-WC-0992-DF-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a locum (9 PA) Consultant General Paediatrician at UHBW for a 6 month fixed term post with the possiblity to extend beyond this time. We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and dynamic individual who will enhance our established team of Consultant Paediatricians. You will take part in the general workload of the department and play a vital role in the delivery of healthcare for Children and Young People across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We are looking for a colleague who is driven and enterprising, but also adaptable, to join our team. Being a great and flexible team-player is essential.
Bristol is a great and vibrant city to live in, with beautiful surroundings, and easy access to London, Wales and the South West.
The postholder will be an integral part of the General Paediatric service, delivering weeks as the named service consultant, as well as contributing to the second on call rota year-round. General Paediatrics provide rapid access clinics and routine general paediatric clinics and the postholder will be expected to deliver these in a variety of locations across the city to allow patients to access healthcare closer to home.
An exciting new development with BrisDoc is the provision of same day telephone advice to Primary Care to avoid admission and to ensure the right care in the right place at the right time; the postholder will be expected to contribute to this new service. There may also be the opportunity for the right applicant to contribute to the dedicated safeguarding rota which is provided by a team of consultants from differing backgrounds and supported by the safeguarding nursing team.
The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the out of hours rota with dedicated DCC and the agreed uplift.
For further enquiries please contact:
Rosie Fish rosie.fish@uhbw.nhs.uk or Sharon Lim-Kong Sharon.limkong@uhbw.nhs.uk
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a locum (9 PA) Consultant General Paediatrician at UHBW for a 6 month fixed term post with the possiblity to extend beyond this time. We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and dynamic individual who will enhance our established team of Consultant Paediatricians. You will take part in the general workload of the department and play a vital role in the delivery of healthcare for Children and Young People across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We are looking for a colleague who is driven and enterprising, but also adaptable, to join our team. Being a great and flexible team-player is essential.
Bristol is a great and vibrant city to live in, with beautiful surroundings, and easy access to London, Wales and the South West.
The postholder will be an integral part of the General Paediatric service, delivering weeks as the named service consultant, as well as contributing to the second on call rota year-round. General Paediatrics provide rapid access clinics and routine general paediatric clinics and the postholder will be expected to deliver these in a variety of locations across the city to allow patients to access healthcare closer to home.
An exciting new development with BrisDoc is the provision of same day telephone advice to Primary Care to avoid admission and to ensure the right care in the right place at the right time; the postholder will be expected to contribute to this new service. There may also be the opportunity for the right applicant to contribute to the dedicated safeguarding rota which is provided by a team of consultants from differing backgrounds and supported by the safeguarding nursing team.
The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the out of hours rota with dedicated DCC and the agreed uplift.
For further enquiries please contact:
Rosie Fish rosie.fish@uhbw.nhs.uk or Sharon Lim-Kong Sharon.limkong@uhbw.nhs.uk
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025
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