Consultant Paediatrician - Lead Acute Care & Teaching

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust seeks to appoint a substantive Consultant Paediatrician to join the Department of Paediatrics at Manor Hospital. The post supports the delivery and development of acute and general paediatric services, including the Paediatric Assessment Unit and inpatient ward.

The successful candidate will participate in the Consultant of the Week and on-call rota, contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching and multidisciplinary working, and may pursue a

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led care for children and young people across acute and general paediatric services, including the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU), inpatient ward, day-case unit and outpatient clinics.
• Participate in the Paediatric Consultant of the Week (PCOW) model and the general paediatric Tier 3 on-call rota, ensuring safe, high-quality care for children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, primary care, community services, emergency medicine and tertiary centres to deliver integrated paediatric care.
• Contribute to the development of acute paediatric pathways, service improvement initiatives and innovative models of care to enhance patient outcomes and experience.
• Support the teaching, training and supervision of resident doctors, medical students, physician associates and advanced practitioners.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, appraisal and revalidation activities to maintain high standards of clinical practice.
• Provide senior clinical leadership within the department and contribute to safeguarding services for children and young people.
• Develop and deliver a specialist interest that complements existing departmental services and supports the ongoing development of paediatric care within the Trust.

Job description

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust seeks to appoint a substantive Consultant Paediatrician to join the Department of Paediatrics at Manor Hospital. The post supports the delivery and development of acute and general paediatric services, including the Paediatric Assessment Unit and inpatient ward.

The successful candidate will participate in the Consultant of the Week and on-call rota, contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching and multidisciplinary working, and may pursue a