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Job overview

Consultant in general paediatrics. This 10 PA (programmed activity) post is in general paediatrics covering general paediatric acute assessment and inpatient work, level 1+ neonates, safeguarding, outpatients and on call. The post will include a small number of resident night shifts. Subspecialty interest is welcomed and may be accommodated within the job as part of the outpatient provision. The post holder will be part of a large integrated paediatric department with 13.75 WTE in the general paediatric team which is integrated with the community team (3.8WTE). This post has become available as the current post holder is relocating overseas.

Main duties of the job

The post will involve:
1. Ìý ÌýConsultant of the week – working on the acute ward, admissions, day assessment and GP referrals
2. Ìý ÌýOn call – a resident evening shift followed by on call from home covering all paediatric areas. There is an expectation that the post holder will be able to return to hospital immediately and live within 10 miles or 30 minutes travel from the hospital.
3. Ìý ÌýNeonatal shifts – managing the neonatal level 1+ ward, labour ward and transitional care unit
4. Ìý ÌýSafeguarding shifts –undertaking child protection medical assessments
5. Ìý ÌýResident night shifts – at middle grade level with second consultant at home, allowing senior decision making at night and helping to support gaps in the service
6. Ìý ÌýFlow shifts – working on the assessment unit and helping to keep the flow of patients away from the emergency department and the ward as needed.Ìý
7. Ìý ÌýOutpatient clinics – general paediatric outpatient clinics

There is time in the job plan for supporting professional activities and there is a strong culture of education within the department for all levels.Ìý

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.