Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant – Hybrid ED/General

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; East Ham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The Lister Hospital is seeking a substantive paediatric consultant with a special interest in paediatric emergency medicine. The role combines ED leadership with acute general paediatrics, including rapid access clinics and weekend on-call. A post-CCT PEM focus can be developed alongside.

Candidates should have GRID or equivalent PEM experience or be within six months of CCT. The post involves clinical governance, teaching, and active involvement in audits and research across paediatric

Qualifications

• Interest in PEM (GRID or equivalent), within 6 months of CCT at interview, or GMC confirmed eligibility for the Specialist Register
• MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
• APLS/EPALS provider (or equivalent) and valid BLS
• Level 3 safeguarding training and experience of safeguarding work

Responsibilities

• Clinical accountability for day-to-day management of the children's ED, in line with national standards
• Overview of the department, seeing and reviewing children
• Pivotal role in training emergency medicine trainees and nurses in paediatric emergency care
• Managerial responsibility for quality improvement and innovation in paediatric emergency medicine
• Establishing audit and research in paediatric emergency medicine locally and nationally
• Covering rapid access and general paediatric clinics
• Consultant service weeks (1:6) covering the inpatient ward or CAU
• Participating in a 1:12 consultant weekend on-call rota covering acute general paediatrics

Skills

PEM experience

Clinical governance

Teaching

Audit & QI

Education

MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS/EPALS provider and BLS

Job description

The Lister Hospital is seeking a substantive paediatric consultant with a special interest in paediatric emergency medicine. The role combines ED leadership with acute general paediatrics, including rapid access clinics and weekend on-call. A post-CCT PEM focus can be developed alongside.

Candidates should have GRID or equivalent PEM experience or be within six months of CCT. The post involves clinical governance, teaching, and active involvement in audits and research across paediatric