York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant in Paediatrics. This post will provide exciting opportunities to make a real difference to the care of children of York and North Yorkshire. This post is a hybrid general paediatric / community paediatric post, and will involve day time acute work as Consultant of the week and Neonatologist of the week on a 1:10 rota (5 general paediatric weeks a year and 4 neonatal weeks a year), when not on for the acute services weeks will include both general paediatric and community paediatric outpatient clinics. It is expected that the successful applicant will have relevant experience in general paediatrics and neonates (level 2 neonatal unit) and in community paediatrics (including neuro-disability and autism)

There is no out of hours commitment in this post.

The Trust is seeking a highly motivated individual to directly influence both service delivery and the future development plans for the Paediatric services locally.

A key driver is to improve the overall patient experience and this is focused around providing a high quality, safe, responsive and coordinated service within the local and regional health area. The service is therefore looking to appoint an individual who has vision and drive combined with a passion for caring for children, to work in York and surrounding areas., The general paediatric aspect of the job involves day time acute work as Consultant of the Week or Neonatologist of the Week, and general paediatric outpatient clinics.

The community paediatric aspect of the job involves developmental paediatric clinics, including assessment and management of patients with autism and complex neuro-disability. There will be opportunities for the successful applicant to develop any areas of special interest within the field of community paediatrics.

This post does not include any out of hours work and is a full time post (10 PA, including 1.25 PA SPA) but those wishing to work less than full time are also encouraged to apply., a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the 'Working for Us' section.

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sitesOur mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also