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Job overview

This is a locum post (10 PA) in General Paediatrics, to cover a secondment gap. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust is a major teaching hospital.Ìý It serves not only the children ofÌý Liverpool, but is the tertiary referral centre for children from Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, Cumbria, Shropshire and North Wales for many sub-specialties of paediatrics.

The General Paediatric team provide inpatient and outpatient care to a diverse range of patients from across the Liverpool region. This role combines a mixture of activities including providing a Consultant Led Service on our Paediatric Assessment Unit, supporting the on call rota and inpatients service and delivering outpatient clinics. As such it is an exciting opportunity for anyone who welcomes variety within their day to day role.Ìý

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment of acutely unwell general medical patients
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary Team.
• Contribute to both general paediatric outpatient clinics and Rapid Access clinics.
• ÌýResponsible for all inpatients admitted under medical team referred by the GP or emergency department until discharged.
• ÌýAdvice and clinical consultation to other inpatient services as appropriate e.g. general surgery.
• As part of consultant of the week to support the GP Hotline to advise local primary care providers in paediatric case management.
• Liaison with senior colleagues to ensure the provision of effective paediatric clinical services.
• Teaching and training of medical students, junior staff (medical and nursing) within the department and wards
• Contribution to Clinical Governance activities in the Department
• Participation in improvement initiatives in the Department e.g. implementation of National Guidance

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.ÌýIn addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is ourÌýInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.