East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Paediatrician with SI in Cardiology-£12k Welcome Bonus
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Opportunity at Ipswich Hospital in Child Health CDG
We are inviting applications for a Consultant in Acute Paediatrics with a special interest in Cardiology. Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register or due to have completed CCT within 6 months of interview date.
Proposed Interview date- 22nd September 2026.
Our Enhanced Welcome package includes £12,000 bonus and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our Trust and to help with your new journey with ESNEFT.
General
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.
The Post-holder Will
- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
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Clinical Responsibilities
The Key Duties And Responsibilities Are
- General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
- Specialist Clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Operating: as per specialty
- Teaching
- Other care of inpatients or outpatients
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance
About Us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
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Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Matthew James
- Job title: Clinical Lead
- Email address: Matthew.James@esneft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01473 712233
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