Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Surgery
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 290-LCONB294
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West London Children’s Healthcare
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 to £139,882 per annum WTE
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Locum Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking a full-time, locum, paediatric surgery consultant to join the dynamic West London Children’s Healthcare Paediatric Surgical team with the post based across Chelsea and Westminster and St Mary’s Hospitals. Candidates are expected to be trained in general paediatric surgery, neonatal surgery and paediatric trauma management. Elective work will include general paediatric surgery clinics and operating lists in all WLCH sites.
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This post is for a general paediatric surgeon who has sub-specialty interest that complements the department (including paediatric urology). The successful applicant will join our team in providing excellent care to children and families across North West London. ÌýWe pride ourselves in an excellent cross-site fetal and perinatal nephro-urology service, which the candidate will be involved in. The successful applicant will be encouraged to participate in clinical research and teaching.
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The post is based at both the Chelsea & Westminster and St Mary’s sites, and comprises elective clinics and lists, as well as paediatric surgery attending weeks (12 per year split between both sites) with on-call on the St Mary’s site.
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The appointee will receive mentoring and support from the team of paediatric surgery and urology consultants. This is an ideal job for someone looking to build their career in a forward-looking surgical department.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver 10 programmed activities, on average, per week. They are expected to deliver full week of acute emergency day-time attending (12 weeks per year split between the Chelsea & Westminster and the St Mary’s sites) and participate in a full out-of-hours on-call commitments at St Mary’s.
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Candidates are expected to be trained in general paediatric surgery, neonatal surgery and paediatric trauma management. Elective work will include general paediatric surgery clinics and operating lists in all WLCH sites.
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Attending duties on the Chelsea & Westminster site involve the management of acute neonatal and paediatric surgical admissions, as the regional surgical centre, as well as providing surgical support to the Royal Brompton PICU.
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Attending duties on the St. Mary’s site involve the management of paediatric surgical admissions as well as providing surgical support to PICU and Haematology service and supporting the Major Trauma Pathway. The majority of out of hours new presentations will be transferred to the Chelsea site meaning on-calls duties are limited to supporting the inpatient services, the Major Trauma Pathway and specific pathways (including testicular torsion and priapism in sickle cell disease). In addition, a third of on-calls will require providing support to the Chelsea & Westminster site in the management of a child who requires emergency management for a swallowed foreign body.
Working for our organisation
West London Children’s Healthcare was formed on 1st April 2022 bringing paediatric services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CWFT) under a single leadership structure accountable to both Trust Boards for all elements of operational, quality, safety and financial performance. WLCH runs services from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; Hammersmith Hospital; St Mary’s Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital. In addition, two child development services operate from the Cheyne Centre and Woodfield Road.  Ìý
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It is recognised that significant variations in outcomes exist for children and young people in North West London. These variations are driven both by the social economic factors that impact the daily lives of CYP but also as a consequence of variation in systems, processes and access to healthcare.Ìý
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WLCH has been established to drive the changes needed to reduce these variations and to improve quality, experience and outcomes across all aspects of child health. We value every member of our team and we are absolutely committed to recruiting and retaining a thriving, diverse and inclusive workforce. Every member of our team has a role to play in leading and shaping the transformation required to improve outcomes by optimising joint working, sharing best practice and constantly striving for improvement.Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will share responsibility with consultant colleagues to:
- Provide a specialist service to designated hospitals, ensuring the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness while promoting health.
- Maintain ongoing responsibility for patient care in collaboration with consultant colleagues and ensure departmental efficiency in line with the Operational Policy and Strategic Plan.
- Participate in the administration and development of paediatric surgical care at West London Children sites with the Service Lead and consultant team.
- Clinically supervise and train junior surgical staff while on service.
- Engage in clinical governance, audit, research, and education within paediatric surgery.
- Share educational supervision, mentorship, and induction of junior surgeons.
- Provide advice to junior doctors, nurses, midwives, AHPs, and referring paediatricians.
- Support neonatal services and strengthen links with neonatal staff.
The job plan (illustrative in the attachment) includes clinics, theatre lists, attending weeks, and on-calls at Chelsea & Westminster and St Mary’s. An annualised approach allows flexibility. A final job plan will be agreed upon appointment.
- 10 PA post (8.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA)
- 7 attending weeks at St Mary’s, 5 at Chelsea & Westminster per year
Out-of-hours on-call cover at St Mary’s (1 in 5.5) including PICU and Paediatric Major Trauma, with infrequent CW support (1 in 16.5) limited to foreign body removal.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCS paediatric surgery or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
Relevant Experience in Specialty
Essential criteria
- Substantial clinical experience in paediatric & neonatal surgery
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in managing, and ability to offer clinical opinion on common paediatric and neonatal surgical emergencies
- Experience in percutaneous paediatric vascular access
- Skills in minimal access surgery
Teaching & Training
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate/ postgraduate and formal teaching
- Ability to teach clinical and surgical skills to meet the requirements of doctors in training and nursing staff
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance audit
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Level 3 paediatric safeguarding training
Academic/Research Skills
Essential criteria
- Author of peer reviewed publications (First or last author) in the last three years
- Presentation to learned societies
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and spoken communication skills in English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Dixon del Tufo
- Job title
- Programme Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
- Telephone
- 07789 171 622
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