Locum Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Diabetes

Locum Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Diabetes

Locum Consultant. 10 PA's per week. Fixed term for 12 months.

We are looking for a locum Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in diabetes to join our exceptional Bolton NHS Foundation Trust team to cover maternity leave. It is anticipated that the post would be for 12 months.

We are looking for a highly motivated colleague with excellent communication and team working skills who wants to deliver the best care for our local paediatric population. The post holder should have a special interest in paediatric diabetes, as well as a broad training in general paediatric medicine.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job include delivering unscheduled care in the Children and Young Person's unit, comprising an admission and observation unit and inpatient ward, carrying out child protection medical assessments requested by social care under section 47 of the Children's Act, providing rapid access and outpatient clinics, and the supervision and training of resident doctors and advanced nurse practitioners. Non-resident on-call duties will be included.

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from community services in Bolton to hospital services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have been given a CQC rating of Good for services for children and young people in October 2023. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they do not need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The Families & Diagnostics Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, gynaecology, diagnostic services and a range of acute children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

Job responsibilities

The post holder should have a broad training in paediatrics and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally, they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged. The post holder will be expected to participate in hot week, on-call and safeguarding rotas, and to undertake resident evening shifts. The successful candidate is expected to undertake clinics at Royal Bolton Hospital following the planned move back to site from the current city centre location.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GMC Registered
• MRCPCH
• APLS
• Diabetes SPIN or equivalent
• CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Consultant level experience in paediatric medicine
• Consultant level experience in paediatric diabetes

Experience

• Working within the NHS
• Broad exposure to all aspects of paediatrics
• Audit and governance
• Experience of teaching medical students and postgraduate medical trainees
• Medical education and supervision of doctors in training

Knowledge

• ST or equivalent training in paediatrics
• ST or equivalent training in paediatric diabetes
• CPD evidence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.