General Paediatric Locum Consultant

at  University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

This post is based at Staffordshire Childrens Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond. This post is for a General Paediatric Consultant with specialist Childrens Palliative Care. The successful candidate will become part of a team of 15 whole time equivalent consultants delivering acute paediatric services.
Participate in the on-call rota of 1:12, which includes resident on call up to 10pm weekdays. Take on-going responsibility for patients under your care. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other specialties Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit. This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical Ensure own practice is up-to-date.
This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices Ensure that all Trust-wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Take part in meetings and other activities as agreed with the Clinical Director In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of directorate staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the directorate In conjunction with the Directorate Manager and Consultant colleagues, to take a role in the daily business of the directorate and to develop the service in accordance with the Trusts strategic direction. Provide education, training and support for both trainee and non-trainee Emergency Medicine medical staf

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