Speciality Doctor - Child Health

at  York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have a 14 bedded Paediatric ward, with one dedicated HDU bed where we can provide high flow oxygen therapy. We have a Childrens Assessment Unit which is based on the Paediatric ward and is currently open 12noon-8pm during weekdays, with referrals being seen on the ward during other times. We have an active Paediatric outpatient department with general, specialist and community clinics being run by our existing consultants. We have visiting tertiary consultants from Leeds General Infirmary in Endocrinology and Cardiology as well as having a close working relationship with tertiary centres including Hull Neonatal Unit and Leeds Childrens Hospital.
We have an eight bedded level one neonatal unit. These are special care cots and we stabilise babies prior to retrieval where needed. We have the ability to provide CPAP to babies for a limited period of time. We have a three bedded Paediatric Emergency Department, which is staffed largely by Paediatric Nurses.
The Paediatric Department is currently supported by 10 Consultants (7 substantive), 1x associate specialist, 1 x ST4 trainee, 1x ST3 trainee, 1x Trust Grade Registrar, two registrar long term locum doctors, 3 x GP trainees, 2 x FY2 trainees and 3 x FY1 trainees. We have also recruited an advanced care practitioner who will sit on the Tier 1 rota. We have eight Hull York fourth year medical students for eight weeks at a time in the department from August to May and we contribute to their education. For more information please see the job description attached Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us. Disability Confident and Mindful Employer The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible

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