Consultant in Adolescent Paediatrics and CYP Gender Service

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Appointment
We are seeking an energetic highly skilled general and adolescent focused paediatric consultant to join our team at University College Hospital to work in general paediatrics and adolescent medicine and to join the developing team at Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) (a provider collaborative of GOSH GSTT and SLAM) for a 24 month fixed term contract .
CV required with application.
The post holder would join the general paediatric and adolescent team, seeing children and young people in outpatients primarily, focussing on developing good adolescent care for local patients and acute outpatient care for paediatrics.
Currently the general paediatric team includes 11 general paediatricians (most of whom participate in a consultant-of-the-week attending service, general paediatric clinics . We deliver services in a range of subspecialty areas.
We are developing innovative integrated approaches to clinical care with partner organisations outside the hospital. A new Electronic Health Record System offers exciting opportunities in both Quality Improvement and Research.
Applicants must be in possession of a CCT/CCST or equivalent in paediatrics, or within 6 months of achieving CCT.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicin e
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Visits to the Hospitals
General enquiries about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to clinical leads for general paediatrics - Dr.Sarah Eisen (sarah.eisen @nhs.net) and Dr Christina Petropoulos (c.petropoulos@nhs.net), and adolescent consultants Dr.Terry Segal, Clinical Lead for Speciality Paediatrics (terry.segal@nhs.net) , Dr Joanna Begent( j.begent@nhs.net).
Short-listed candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital before being interviewed by the Appointments Committee.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
UCLH NHS Trust received a “good” overall inspection from the CQC in September 2018. The report concluded “good” well-led leadership. Patients and their families were treated and cared for with compassion, patience and respect. Feedback from patients about their experience of care was consistently positive. There was a positive and friendly culture. Staff told us that they were proud to work for the trust and were well supported by their colleagues. To read the full report please go to:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RRV/reports CQC report in full
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
UCLH is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details