Paediatric Consultant (Neurodisability/Neurology&Child Development)

Job summary

This post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered.

Duties will be based primarily at Dewsbury and District Hospital (DDH) although medical staff are also involved in delivering care to patients in Wakefield, at Pinderfields General Hospital (PGH).

We would welcome colleagues with a sub-specialty interest in Neurodisability/Neurology and Child Development. There would also be the opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake or develop a specific role or responsibility in line with the candidates experience and requirements of the service.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post will include:

General Paediatric, Neurodisability/Neurology and Child Development Clinics (additional admin time provided for Neurodisability/Child Development Clinics)

Participation in the Department Safeguarding Rota (involves providing a safeguarding clinic, seeing up to 2 referrals from social care approximately once a month)

Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space and secretarial support is provided

Consultant of the week (COW) cover for acute Paediatrics at PGH on site 08:30 16:30 hrs Monday-Friday, shared with colleagues on an approximate 1 in 7 basis. There are 2 consultants covering at any one time one taking GP referrals and covering the Childrens Assessment Unit and a second covering the inpatient Paediatric Ward and HDU.

Consultant of the week (COW) cover for acute Paediatrics at DDH on site 10.00 18.00 hrs then non resident 18.00-22.00 Monday-Thursday (with day off on the Friday), shared with colleagues on an approximate on an approximate 1 in 13 basis. Same COW shift (10.00-22.00) worked on a Friday on 1 in 12 basis before 19.00-08.30 weekend shifts. There is a team of 3 Paediatric doctors made up of: one consultant, one FY2/ST1-3 trainee and one ST4-8 trainee who cover the Childrens Assessment Unit which is open 10.00-22.00. Both trainees are on site 10.00-22.00.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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