Locum general paediatrician

Job summary

The post-holder will join a team of general paediatric providing services for Salford children and will lead the paediatric diabetes service. Clinics are held in primarily in Pendleton Gateway but you may be required to deliver services in other health and social care centres across Salford in Walkden, Eccles or Swinton.

Pendleton Gateway is a dedicated children's outpatient service where the majority of secondary care paediatric outpatient clinics are held as well as specialist clinics for paediatric dermatology and ENT. The district child and adolescent mental health service, paediatric audiology, and facilities for allied health professionals are also based here. Diagnostic services for both general and community paediatricians are on site and include XRay and ultrasound and there is a daily phlebotomy service and daily transport of specimens to the laboratories at Salford Royal Hospital. Access to paediatric MRI scanning is at the Royal Manchester children's Hospital.

The post holder will provide supervision to an ANP and will triage incoming referrals to the service.

Option to undertake out of hours work within the NCA general Patience acute services can be explored.

Please note that this role is currently Salford based, however, there is service development work ongoing across the NCA currently which may require employees to work at any of the NCA sites.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver general paediatric clinics and paediatric diabetes clinics, lead the paediatric diabetes team, triage referrals to the service and supervise an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

There is a remote on call commitment required for Diabetes across the NCA.

Applicants within 6 months of their CCT would be able to take this post in an acting up capacity.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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