Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

UHBW Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bristol seeks a Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine to join a skilled team. The role involves working in a busy Childrens Emergency Department, ensuring high-quality care for pediatric patients. The ideal candidate will be on the specialist register for Paediatric Medicine or related fields. Competitive remuneration and a supportive environment aimed at professional development are offered.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Professional development opportunities

Access to research and innovations

Qualifications

• Must be on the specialist register for Paediatric Medicine or Emergency Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Paediatrics.
• In date APLS provider status is essential.
• Experience with paediatric transfer/retrieval and major trauma is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work as a 10PA substantive Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant.
• Join a consultant team of 19 individuals in the Childrens Emergency Department.
• Support the 8 bedded short stay ward managed by the Paediatric Emergency team.

Skills

Specialist register for Paediatric Medicine

Specialist register for Emergency Medicine

Instructor status in APLS/EPLS/ATLS

Experience with Child Protection Issues

Education

CCT in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or Emergency Medicine

Job description

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

We are seeking to recruit one highly motivated and clinically focussed individual to work as a 10PA substantive Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant.

The Trust has both Adult and Paediatric Emergency Departments in the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Royal Childrens Hospital. The appointee will be working within the Childrens Emergency Department which is based in Bristol Royal Childrens Hospital.

They will join a consultant team of 19 individuals comprising of a mixture of Paediatricians with subspecialisation in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Consultants with a sub-speciality interest in Emergency Paediatrics.

Applicants should be on the specialist register for Paediatric Medicine with a sub-speciality interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or on the specialist register for Emergency Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Paediatrics or be able to demonstrate equivalence and be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in either.

Instructor status in APLS/EPLS/ATLS or equivalent is preferable and in date APLS provider status is essential. Experience of Child Protection Issues and Paediatric transfer/ retrieval and Major trauma is desirable.

The Childrens Hospital runs a single front door model supported by an adjacent 8 bedded short stay ward which is overseen by the Paediatric Emergency team. This hospital is a busy inner city teaching hospital, with the Childrens Emergency Department seeing just under 49,000 patients in the last year.

The Childrens Emergency Department acts as the receiving clinical area for all children either as a primary attendance or a regional secondary transfer referred to the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre from the trauma units. The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is 1 of 5 standalone designated PMTC and is located within the Severn and Peninsular Trauma Networks.

The Childrens Emergency Department is the designated training site for Paediatric Emergency Medicine in the South West for both paediatric trainees sub-specialising in emergency and Emergency trainees sub-specialising in paediatrics.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stones throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure were meeting our pledge.

Informal enquiries/informal visits are welcomed and may be made to Dr Bianca Cuellar (Clinical lead for the Childrens Emergency Department) via Toni Livingstone on

Please note: If selected for interview, unless there are exceptional circumstances, you will be expected to attend the interview face to face.