At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage paediatric patients, lead ward rounds, and handle emergencies in a supportive environment.
- Company: Join the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, a leading healthcare provider.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, flexible working options, and access to NHS discounts.
- Other info: Gain diverse experience in a busy hospital setting with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your medical skills.
- Qualifications: Must be ST4 or above with a passion for paediatrics.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Applicants are invited for ST4 or above Tier 2 trainee or Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics at Ipswich Hospital. This post is fixed term until the 5th of September 2027. We are recruiting to maintain a fully staffed rota, seeking passionate doctors who will work alongside our consultants and wider MDT to deliver high quality care and develop our service. There will be opportunity to develop subspecialty interest and support provided with sitting for clinical examination.
The clinical duties will include:
- Attending to and managing Paediatric patients presenting to Children's Assessment unit, which might include referrals from primary care and Emergency medicine.
- Leading ward rounds and attending to Paediatric emergencies.
- Covers the neonatal unit, postnatal ward and attends to neonatal emergencies on the labour ward and theatres.
- Working closely and overseeing the tier 1 doctors and nurse practitioners on the Tier 1 rota.
- Weekly commitment to a general outpatient and a rapid referral clinic and to acute emergency cover; this will depend on the training timetable allocated for each six month period.
- Undertaking child protection medicals under supervision of the attending consultant.
The post-holder's day-to-day duties will include:
- Assessment and management of in-patients in the Children's Ward and Neonatal Unit, including participating in ward rounds under supervision.
- Assessment and management of sick children in the Children's Assessment Unit.
- Assessment and management of sick children in the emergency department when an opinion is requested, including emergencies and resuscitations.
- Attendance at difficult obstetric deliveries and resuscitation of new-born infants.
- Weekly outpatient clinic under consultant supervision.
- Participation in the Tier 2 (middle grade) out of hours medical rota on a pro-rata basis, including evening, night and weekend shifts.
- Dedicated admin time to ensure all paperwork/communication with other services is up-to-date.
- Participation in clinical supervision of junior medical staff.
- Working in partnership with medical and nursing teams and other MDT members to ensure children, young people and their families have seamless, planned care to meet their needs.
- Outpatient Clinics in the post holder's specialist area.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. We offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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