Consultant General Paediatrician with an interest in safeguarding
Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
Location: | Taunton, TA1 5DA |
Company: | NHS Jobs |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | C9184-25-1124 |
Summary
General Paediatrics The postholder will provide consultant cover as a "hot-week "on the general paediatric wards, at Musgrove Park Hospital, on a 1:12 basis, supervising junior staff, as well as 1:12 consultant on call for general paediatrics. When on call Monday-Friday, the post holder will be resident on a late shift (5pm-10pm) covering the paediatric wards, to support the tier 1 and 2 resident doctors in delivering high quality care for the acutely unwell children and young people. Admissions during the day are seen on the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) sited next to the ward which is managed by a separate PAU consultant to the consultant managing the ward. The PAU is open 7 days a week. Weekends are staffed by nursing staff and the on call medical team from April to September. From October -- March, there is an additional PAU weekend consultant working 10:00-18:00 hours. All consultants contribute to this in addition to their 1:12 on call. It equates to an additional 2 weekends over the winter months. This way of working allows us to step up cover during the winter months supporting each other and creating a safer service with better patient experience and flow. The postholder will also provide general paediatric outpatients clinics both on site at Musgrove Park Hospital and at Chard community hospital. We provide an Advice and Guidance service for GPs. This service triages letters from Primary Care, replying with written patient management plans or directing to appropriate paediatric clinics for assessment. The postholders will contribute to this service. Safeguarding Special Interest Work The postholder will have a special interest in safeguarding. A core group of the consultant team provide daily safeguarding outpatient clinics. These allow child protection medical assessments to be done in a planned way during working hours, avoiding unnecessary admission to the paediatric inpatient ward and a providing a better experience for families. Each clinic allows for assessment of one child or family and the time allocated includes admin time. This post will contribute to the safeguarding clinic rota both at the YDH and the MPH sites Safeguarding time may involve attendance at case conferences, provision of witness statements and attendance at court. Children requiring examination for suspected acute or historic sexual abuse are referred to and examined in the specialist SARC centre in Bristol. The post holder will work closely with Dr Louise Newbury, the Named Doctor for safeguarding and will attend Safeguarding professionals meeting and deliver safeguarding teaching across county. It is anticipated that after 3 months supportive practice in the post that the post holder with share the Named Doctor role, and an additional 0.5PA will be available for this. It is important that the successful candidate shares the commitment of the department for excellence in clinical service and the policy of continuing the development of innovative service delivery and high-quality training for all staff. The department strategy is in three parts, and we are looking for an individual who is interested and able to add value to these strategies: Expertise at the front end of pathways Planning the unplanned Integrating with primary care He/she will be approachable, pro-active, and able to provide advice and support to colleagues, junior doctors, and members of the multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be able to work with a variety of professional people and participate fully as a member of a team working to develop and extend the Paediatric service. As well as caring for young people and their families we are looking for an individual who will care for themselves and the rest of the team that they work with. All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more junior staff and students on a day-to-day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed. In summary the post holders will contribute to the following clinical services: Safeguarding clinics at YDH and MPH sites Attend Safeguarding Professionals Meetings Contribute to cross county safeguarding teaching Inpatient care for general paediatric wards at MPH Late shifts on a 1:12 basis, corresponding with on call (additional to a middle grade or nurse practitioner) General Paediatric clinics Advice and Guidance service for Primary Care. Supervision of junior doctors. The care and support of other team members and colleagues. SPA activity The successful candidate will have an office and secretarial support. Computer facilities will be provided. So far as is practicable the appointees will be expected to provide cover for annual and study leave of colleagues.