Full Sub-Speciality Training (12 months) in Paediatric Emergency Med

Job summary

Applications are invited for a training position in Paediatric Emergency Medicine for 12 months fixed term contract. Post holders will train 6 months in the Paediatric Emergency Department at the Leicester Royal infirmary and 6 months in Children's' Intensive Care Medicine with some general paediatric experience.

This post will offer you a clinical supervisor, designated study days as well as opportunities to attend other established training courses.

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. The Childrens' Emergency Department (ED) is based at Leicester Royal Infirmary where we currently see 60,000 patients a year, which provides an environment to practice challenging but very rewarding Emergency Medicine.

A multi-million pound rebuild of the emergency department was opened in April 2017. UHL has strategic objectives which include building a world class reputation in research, education and training relevant to the diverse population in Leicester, delivering an excellent patient experience and ensuring UHL is fit for purpose.

Our purpose is to deliver "Caring at its best" for all the people who visit Leicester's hospitals, either as patients, the public or as staff. Our vision is to move from where we are now to where we want to be, locally known as the journey from 'Good to Great'. As part of our team you too can show your commitment to the delivery of high quality services to patients with our Trust values.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

Emergency Medicine Departmental Work.

The appointee will be expected to work flexibly and to co-operate with all reasonable requests to cover for their colleagues' absences where they are safe and competent and where it is practicable to do so. Where the appointee undertakes duties in accordance with this paragraph and such duties take place outside of their contracted hours they will receive either an equivalent off duty period or remuneration.

About us

The Emergency Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary is one of the busiest in the UK with good standards of care and performance. Our aim is to be one of the best acute and emergency services providers in the UK over the next five years.

This is an exciting time to work in Leicester: we have a new A&E department which combines the emergency department and Admission wards. The adult department including a main entrance, initial assessment, minor injuries and illnesses, majors and Resus as well as an Acute Medical Unit, Acute Care bay, Emergency Frail Unit, Acute Frailty Unit and Emergency Decisions Unit

At Leicester we have a designated Education team comprising of a Lead Consultant, two Registrars and one administrator. It is their roles to maintain the excellence in teaching and education we have grown to expect.

Our Senior trust grades will be given the opportunity to book into CBD sessions, SIM sessions in our very own, in house simulation room, bookable practical skills as well as following a specific junior trust grade teaching programme throughout the year.

The topics for discussion constantly changes based on feedback from our trust grades, however, every other week there is a set topic that is taught, followed by a SIM and then an opportunity to present to sign off some of your competencies.

You will be entitled to have 27 days of annual leave in addition to a Bank Holiday entitlement.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

UHL- LRI

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

UHL- LRI

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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