Consultant Paediatrician

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking team of consultant paediatricians within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post holder will provide consultant leadership for children and young people with diabetes and endocrine disorders in South Buckinghamshire, contributing to the Trust's successful paediatric diabetes service and maintaining national quality standards. In addition, they will undertake general paediatric and neonatal responsibilities, participate in the consultant on-call rota, and support the delivery of high-quality acute paediatric care across both hospital sites. This is a full time (10 PA) substantive post with cross site working delivering outpatient clinics at Wycombe Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Amersham Hospital. Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation:https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/consultant-paediatrician/consultant-paediatrician, There will be 3 clinics every week: 1 general and 2 diabetes. These will be in Stoke, Wycombe or Amersham Hospital to cover the needs of the patients in the South of the county. Dr Dutta covers the Diabetes and Endocrine service for patients in the North of the county. The post holder will be Paediatrician of the week (POW) and Neonatologist of the week (NOW) totalling 7 on calls a year. There will also be attending weeks for the Childrens Observation Unit (COU) and the number of these will be 1-2 weeks / year. During these days s/he will have no other clinical commitments. The post holder will have resident duties covering Twilight shifts from 16:00-22:00 within the Childrens Emergency Department. This will be a weekend twilight shift to cover the Friday to Sunday evenings for 4 weekends a year to ensure that college standards for facing the future are fully met. Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation: https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/consultant-paediatrician/consultant-paediatrician,

• Any other knowledge base to enhance service - insulin pump training etc
  
  MB, ChB or equivalent
• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• MRCPCH, or equivalent, Extensive knowledge of neonatal and general paediatrics.
• Minimum of 1 year Endocrine and Diabetes experience within training.
• Have clinical experience of assessing and examining children and young people as appropriate to the role to include safeguarding., Ability to carry out common neonatal and general paediatric procedures
• Ability to diagnose and manage wide variety of illness in children
  
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
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• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.