About this role
Job summary
3 Month fixed term post
We are seeking to employ a full time speciality doctor to work within the Paediatric department providing care to Paediatrics, SCBU and Paediatric ED. This role will deliver 10.5 DCC with 1.5 SPA totalling 12PAs across Days, Nights and weekend providing resident middle grade cover.
Main duties of the job
Provide middle grade cover for SCBU, Paediatric Ward, Children's Assessment Unit and Paediatric ED, working closely with the Advanced Nurse Practitioners alongside Trust grade SHO's and GP trainees escalating to the Consultant on Call as required.
About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details please see attached job description.
The post holder will work within Paediatrics providing medical care for children and youngpeople up to the age of 18yrs. The Paediatric department is made up of the Childrens Ward,the Paediatric Assessment Unit and the Childrens Day ward. The Childrens Ward has 10beds, including one Higher Dependency bed, and co-located next to the inpatient ward is a 3bedded Paediatric Assessment Unit. The day unit has 6 beds which are used for day casesurgical procedures as well as food challenges and other day case procedures. There areexcellent facilities within the department. Including a large playroom shared by all threeareas, where activities are overseen by our play therapist.Special Care Baby UnitThe Unit is situated adjacent to both the postnatal ward and to the labour ward and has 6cots and a stabilisation area. The unit admits babies of 32-weeks gestation and over. Moreintensive care is provided by our network tertiary neonatal units in Portsmouth andSouthampton. The Unit is an active member of the Thames Valley and Wessex NeonatalNetwork.The David Hyde Asthma and Allergy Research UnitThis purpose-built unit has great potential, both locally and nationally, as a research base forallergic disease. Patients can be referred to the Consultant-led outpatient service which isavailable twice weekly. There are ongoing studies into the development of allergy disease ininfancy and childhood.The Southampton University Hospital and University of Southampton LinkThere is a close collaboration between the paediatric staff on the Isle of Wight and the subspecialist staff in Southampton.Portsmouth University Hospital Trust LinkThere is a close working relationship with Portsmouth University Hospital Trust and ourresident doctors rotate throughout the neonatal service to enhance skills and knowledgemonthly. Child and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary diagnostic,assessment, treatment and advisory consultative service for children and adolescentssuffering psychiatric disorders or who show disturbance of behaviour, emotional state, ordevelopment which is causing serious harm to themselves and/or those caring for them.Close links are maintained with the Consultant in Child and Family Psychiatrists.
Person Specification
GMC Essential
GMC registration and licence to practice
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address IOW NHS Trust
St Marys Hospital
Newport
PO30 5TG
Employer's website https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)