Speciality Doctor in Paediatrics

Job overview

This is a full time (12 sessions/PAs) hospital based post on the senior resident doctor Rota (tier 2/middle grade) to fill one of the specialty doctor posts. The tier 2 staff consists of 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 5 specialty doctor posts.

Main duties of the job

The job entails responsibilities in acute Paediatrics and neonatal ward work, outpatient clinics, assessment and treatment of patients in the Paediatric assessment unit and sharing with consultants the supervision and teaching of resident doctors. The job involved a combination of normal working day shifts, long day and night shifts.

There will be opportunities for in –service training, development of special interests or participation in the CSER Programme. Wye Valley NHS trust believes in investing in our staff to develop local consultants and leaders of the future and have an active education department providing local training. We support SAS doctors by investing in local teaching programs for generic professional capabilities such as human factors, leadership development and quality improvement training. Additionally we offer a consultant supervisor to all our SAS doctors in Paediatrics. The trust has 2 SAS tutors who advocate for this group of doctors and link with the wider SAS network in HEE.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information and an informal chat Please contact:

Dr Cathryn Seagrave (clinical lead) [email protected]