Consultant General Paediatrician 6PAs

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer two posts of 6 PAs. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. These posts are for a general paediatrician with an interest which would complement our department. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with an interest in acute and high dependency paediatrics and/or epilepsy but all interests would be considered. 

The department of general paediatrics provides a comprehensive acute, general and community paediatric service to the children and young people of Newcastle upon Tyne and its surrounding area.  In addition, we provide routine inpatient care for children referred from paediatric units in Gateshead and North Tyneside who require longer periods of inpatient care. We also provide support managing children and young people with complex health needs requiring input from multiple paediatric specialties. Our paediatric emergency department receives in excess of 40,000 children per year. 

These posts reflect the need to expand our department to support the increasing complexity and acuity of general paediatrics at the GNCH. 

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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The purpose of this post is to further develop what is already a thriving and forward looking general paediatric team.  The successful candidate will contribute fully to the day to day work of the department including cover of the Paediatric Emergency assessment unit, ward cover along with outpatient responsibilities. This includes approximately one evening shift on the shop floor in the paediatric emergency assessment unit, 1- 2 weekday overnight on calls per month and 6-7 weekends per year.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Alex Battersby, Head of Acute Paediatrics on 0191 282 3918 ([email protected]) or Dr Jason Gane Clinical Director on 01912826295 ([email protected]).

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.