Locum Consultant in Paediatrics

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Paediatrician.

This is an opportunity to join the enthusiastic and friendly paediatric department in Wigan. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of acute paediatric/neonatal care at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

The post is advertised as standard 10 PA generic post.

Main duties of the job

WWL Foundation Trust caters for a population of 310,000.

This post is to supplement the current consultants to deliver acute paediatric/neonatal care at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. The appointee will see patients at the outpatients on the Thomas Linacre and Leigh Infirmary. There are visiting clinics in cardiology, neurology, nephrology, urology and allergy by specialists from the tertiary hospitals in the region.

Paediatric surgical facilities are on the RAEI site as is the A&E Department for the Wigan and Leigh district. This has been redeveloped and includes a self-contained Paediatric Emergency care centre. All acute children’s admissions are seen here.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Child Health Directorate sits within the Surgical Division of the Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. The directorate covers all areas of Paediatric and Child Health services in both Acute and Community settings. Close relationships at management level are in place between the Acute, Community and Mental Health providers to promote integrated child health services across both hospital and community sectors.

This is an opportunity to join the enthusiastic and friendly paediatric department in Wigan. There are close links between the community and acute paediatric services with some colleagues doing hybrid roles across both services. We are looking for forward looking individuals to join our team.

The appointee will see patients at the outpatients on the Thomas Linacre, Leigh Infirmary, Platt Bridge community sites. There are visiting clinics in cardiology, rheumatology, neurology, nephrology and urology by specialists from the tertiary children’s hospitals in the region.

Paediatric surgical facilities are on the RAEI site as is the Accident and Emergency Department for the Wigan and Leigh district. This has been redeveloped and includes a self-contained Paediatric Emergency care centre. All acute children’s admissions are seen here. There is an assessment area with 8 cubicles.

An Enhanced DBS with Children barred list will be undertaken for the successful candidate.