Job Overview
The post-holder will be a Paediatric Surgeon with a CCT or within 6 months of completion of CCT. The role requires the ability to manage an acute neonatal and general paediatric surgical take, including a substantial quantity of paediatric trauma. The post holder will support and develop the service which consists of neonatal surgery, acute and elective paediatric surgery.
The post holder will join a team of 7 paediatric surgeons based at the Royal London hospital, of which 3 have an interest in paediatric urology. Consultants cover outreach work at Homerton hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Queen’s hospital Romford.
New Appointee will undertake 2 sessions of paediatric surgery operating list and one paediatric surgery outpatient session every alternate week, both new and follow-up cases and provide training during some of these clinics to their junior doctors and teaching to medical students.
- Provide a high‑quality consultant‑led paediatric surgical service
- Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics
- Participate in the general paediatric surgical on‑call rota on a 1:6 basis, including prospective cover for colleagues
- Support the management of paediatric trauma admissions and contribute to trauma MDT working
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues across children’s services and partner sites
- Contribute to the teaching, training and supervision of junior doctors, medical students and nursing staff
- Participate fully in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:Name: Charlotte KingJob title: General ManagerEmail address: charlotte.king45@nhs.net
Informal enquiries
- Mr Stewart Cleeve, Lead Clinician, Paediatric Surgery
- Mrs Ashwini Joshi, Clinical Director, Paediatric Surgery, Theatres and NTS
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