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Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Wide experience in acute paediatrics including all aspects of paediatric emergencies and child safeguarding and protection
- Experience
Level 3 Safeguarding training
- Experience
APLS and NLS provider
- Experience
Understanding of clinical governance audit
- Experience
Undergraduate/ postgraduate and formal bed side teaching
- Education and Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Education and Qualifications
CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent OR eligible for entry on GMC Specialist Register within 6 months
- Education and Qualifications
Enhanced DBS Clearance
- Education and Qualifications
Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
- Education and Qualifications
MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH) are pleased to invite applications for a locum, full time (10PA) General Paediatric Consultant based at the West Middlesex Hospital campus.
On 1st April 2022, paediatric and child health services across Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust came together under a single and integrated governance and leadership structure creating WLCH.
We have an ambitious vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people across West London through collaboration of clinical teams and by building stronger, equitable common care pathways with close links to research and education colleagues at Imperial College.
WLCH runs paediatric services from four sites, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, West Middlesex, Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital. In addition, we are working in partnership with other acute providers in NWL and with our partners in community, mental health, local borough and voluntary sector services to improve care for all children and young people.
Main duties of the job
This post is a locum full time, 10PA, post mainly based at West Middlesex Hospital. The paediatric department at the West Middlesex site is a busy local general hospital providing high quality paediatric care for the local population.
The unit comprises general paediatric in-patient ward (Starlight), a dedicated paediatric short stay unit (PSSU), day case unit (Sunshine) and paediatric outpatient facilities. We work closely with our colleagues in the paediatric emergency department, including dedicated PEM consultant team, providing assessment and care for acutely unwell children. We have recently a launched community based, nurse-led hospital at home service and the post-holder will have opportunities for innovation and leadership.
We are looking to recruit a locum general paediatric consultant to join our dynamic and friendly department at West Middlesex University Hospital. We welcome all general paediatric applicants with special interest to complement the team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
The job description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a finite list of tasks. It may be varied from time to time after consultation with the post holder and in particular during regular job plan review where the strategic direction of the Trust or its constituent departments requires it
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus LW allowance. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term Contract). The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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