Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Integrated Care System; Tooting; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Integrated Care System is looking for an enthusiastic Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine to join the dedicated team at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will play a vital role in a high-volume pediatric emergency department, contributing to the regional training center for Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Applicants must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and have a Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Must have full registration with the General Medical Council.
• Be on the specialist register for Emergency Medicine.
• Experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine is essential.

Responsibilities

• Join a dynamic and innovative team at St George's Paediatric Emergency Department.
• Host trainees from various health education organizations.
• Participate in the mentorship program for clinical fellows and international emergency trainees.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Full registration with the General Medicine Council

Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 11 August 2025

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and committed Consultants to join our dynamic and innovative team at St George's Paediatric Emergency Department. St Georges Hospital (SGH) is a designated major trauma centre, hyperacute stroke centre and arrhythmia centre. We receive 155,000 new ED attendances a year, of which 35,000 are children. We are a tertiary referral centre for specialist care including neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer, maxillofacial surgery, plastics, ENT and paediatrics.

Currently there are 24 Emergency Medicine Consultants, of whom six have sub-speciality Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) accreditation. We run a very successful annualised, self-rostered Consultant rota which allows for great flexibility and work-life balance.

Applicants must have full registration with the General Medicine Council (or eligible if currently working overseas) and be on the specialist register for Emergency Medicine. Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine or equivalent is essential.

Main duties of the job

The ED is a regional training centre for Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine. We currently run a full doctor rota with 78 junior clinicians made up of doctors, physician associates and advanced care practitioners. 12 of our doctors are at ST4+ level and ten at ST/CT3 level. We host trainees from HEE London and HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex. We have a highly successful training and mentorship program for clinical fellows and international emergency trainees.

About us

Our department has undergone a large refurbishment project in the last two years with a new streaming and triage area, improved resus room, near doubling of our majors capacity, and two new dedicated rooms for patients with mental health illness. Our new UTC is currently being built and will open later this year. We have a group of in-house GPs who provide a 08.00-21.00 service and Emergency Practitioners who work 07.30-02.00.

The ED Clinical Research Unit is one of the highest recruiters to NIHR studies nationally. We have a well-developed infrastructure including the provision of ED research nurses 14 hours a day who are led by one of Consultant Nurses. Several of the EM Consultants are principal investors and research is actively encouraged and facilitated.

Job responsibilities

The ED is a regional training centre for Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine. We currently run a full doctor rota with 78 junior clinicians made up of doctors, physician associates and advanced care practitioners. 12 of our doctors are at ST4+ level and ten at ST/CT3 level. We host trainees from HEE London and HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex. We have a highly successful training and mentorship program for clinical fellows and international emergency trainees.

Person Specification

• Qualifications and Training
• Experience
• Skills and Knowledge
• oExcellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines both internally and externally,

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust