Junior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Job overview

The Paediatric Emergency Department at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital are looking to recruit to our team of resident doctors. The junior tier of the rota is provided by 12 resident doctors including FY2s, GP Trainees and JLEDs.

This post is intended to provide experience for a resident doctor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at F3/ST1-2 equivalent level. It is especially aimed at those wishing to gain more experience of acute paediatrics in an Emergency Department setting. Candidates may wish to use this job to gain evidence of competences when working towards a CESR or looking to enter training posts.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• To work at the ‘junior’ resident doctor level in the PED
• Initial assessment of children presenting to the PED
• Review children admitted to our CCDU for observation or ongoing treatment
• Complete some administrative tasks including discharge paperwork and following up clinical results
• Deliver ‘shopfloor’ and formalised training to the medical students, other resident doctors and nursing colleagues
• Take part in audit, quality improvement projects and guideline development

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!