Consultant In Paediatric Surgery

Job summary

You will manage an acute neonatal and general paediatric surgical take, including a substantial volume of paediatric trauma, and lead Trauma MDTs alongside adult trauma, anaesthetic and specialist colleagues. You will bring competence in upper GI surgery (including cholecystectomy, splenectomy and IBD surgery) and minimal access surgery, and contribute to prenatal counselling for foetal abnormality.

The job plan includes operating lists, outpatient clinics, outreach clinics at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Romford, and a 1:6 on-call commitment. You will also play an active part in teaching, training and clinical governance, supporting junior doctors, specialist trainees and medical students.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

Clinical duties

• Provide a high-quality, accessible consultant-led service in paediatric surgery, in line with our WeCare values
• Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics, including new and follow-up cases, and provide training to junior doctors and teaching to medical students during these sessions
• Manage paediatric trauma admissions and lead Trauma MDTs, liaising with adult trauma teams, anaesthetists and allied specialist teams
• Undertake outreach work as timetabled at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Hospital Romford
• Be up to date with child protection training and undertake appropriate review and action on cases admitted during attending weeks

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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