General Paediatric Consultant

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Westminster is seeking a Consultant Paediatrician to enhance the spinal service for children. Responsibilities include developing pre-operative support and collaborating with various medical teams. The role also involves contributing to education, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives. Candidates must have a specialist paediatric qualification and experience in holistic medical reviews. This position supports a flexible work culture promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering education and training for medical professionals.
• Knowledge in quality improvement and clinical audits.
• Ability to support complex children undergoing spinal surgery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of robust, holistic pre‑operative medical support.
• Collaborate on pathway and guideline development.
• Contribute to general paediatric services and oversight.

Skills

Development of paediatric peri‑operative spinal service

Holistic medical review skills

Patient safety awareness

Education and training experience

Clinical supervision abilities

Education

Specialist medical qualification in Paediatrics

Job description

Evelina London is seeking a 6PA Consultant Paediatrician to work embedded within the Paediatric Spinal Service, leading the development of robust, holistic pre‑operative medical support for complex children undergoing spinal surgery.

The role will involve working closely with the established spinal team, collaborating on pathway and guideline development, delivering education and training, and contributing to general paediatric services for oversight and professional development.

Role Includes

• Development of paediatric peri‑operative spinal service
• Targeted pre‑operative holistic medical review alongside anaesthetic colleagues and other specialist teams as part of existing pre‑assessment pathway
• Active involvement in discussion and decision making as to whether and when surgery is in the best interests of child and family
• Specialist medical input into the optimisation of patients medically pre‑surgery
• Active participation in Spinal MDT meetings
• Leading on the development of inpatient guidelines, education and training
• Providing general paediatric services to the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Additional Contributions

1. High dependency care and patient safety
2. Education and training
3. Research
4. Quality improvement and audit
5. Clinical and educational supervision

Equality and Diversity Statement

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. Flexible shift patterns may be required to offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

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