Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Oncology

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Oncology to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to provide exceptional care to a diverse population of children, working collaboratively with a passionate group of professionals. The successful candidate will engage in various clinical duties, including managing acute admissions and participating in oncology trials. With a commitment to continuous improvement and patient satisfaction, this position promises a rewarding career in a supportive environment, contributing to the health and well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and entry on the Specialist Register.
• Clinical experience in Paediatrics, including Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective care to children attending child health services.
• Supervise and manage children in short stay facilities and chemotherapy.

Skills

Paediatrics

Oncology

Clinical Management

Safeguarding Children

Education

Full GMC Registration

UKCCT/CESR-CP for General Paediatrics

Higher Qualification (MD, Medical Education)

Job description

We are looking for a motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic, supportive and driven Paediatric team who are committed to delivering the best care for our patients. We would like to invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for a post of Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Oncology.

The successful candidate will join a team of paediatricians and neonatologists providing Child Health services to our local population of approximately 300,000 children. The Trust is a designated POSCU level 1 centre (Enhanced Level A for Autumn 2026) with over 35 new cancer patients every year.

The consultant medical team works across both of our hot sites, Queen's Hospital, Romford, and King George Hospital, Ilford, and supports junior medical staff to deliver care to patients in all our patient settings.

Main duties of the job

Job plan requirements fall into 4 main areas:

• 3 x Hot weeks in 24 (Queen's or KGH)
• Hot days - Children's ED, CYPAU and Hot clinics (5 days over 8 weeks)
• 10 x paediatric clinics in a year (not ward weeks)
• On calls (Category A) 1 in 7 resident until 7pm (Monday to Friday) and resident from 8.30 - 13:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays (times are under review).

Clinical duties include:

• Review of acute admissions of children with malignancy.
• Elective reviews of patients in Daycare ward.
• Active treatment and Chemotherapy clinics.
• Urgent Cancer Referrals review
• Long term Follow up clinics
• Electronic chemotherapy prescriptions and approval.
• Take part in Oncology trials
• Attend local and tertiary MDT meetings.
• Education and training regarding Oncology for staff.
• Annual Febrile Neutropaenia Audits
• Supporting staff regarding Oncology issues and queries
• Supporting POSCU lead for service development.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A& E performance in 2023/24 we're no longer in special measures and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will work as an acute general paediatrician and along with colleagues the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering safe and effective care to the CYP attending the child health services.

You will supervise and clinically manage children being cared for in the short stay facilities, attending for procedures and chemotherapy, as well as children recently seen on the unit who require rapid follow up. Responsibility for rapid access clinics for suspected malignancy will be shared and close working with the named doctor, named nurse and other members of the safeguarding team will be required to ensure that the Trust meets its responsibilities in safeguarding children.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez: Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440.

Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential

• Full registration with the GMC
• Entry on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining a UKCCT/CESR-CP for General Paediatrics
• Clinical Experience in Paediatrics including: Oncology

Desirable

• Valid APLS and NLS
• Higher qualification, e.g. MD, Medical Education

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