University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
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Job Description
Responsibility for the core consultant activity of day-to-day running and leadership of the clinical activities in the paediatric intensive care.
- Clinical Presence: Continued clinical presence in the units during the day for ward rounds, emergency, and post-operative admissions when on for PICU.
- Network Activities: Participate in network activities related to critical care. This includes organizing network teaching activities where requested and liaising with one or more of the critical care network referring centres.
- Teaching and Accreditation: Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
Duties and Standards:
- In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
On-Call Arrangements:
- Two consultants are on call at all times for intensive care, giving each Unit (general and cardiac) separate and independent consultant cover and a third on call during the day to provide support. The service is consultant led, and often consultant delivered, depending on the clinical acuity of patients and the experience of the middle grade clinical staff.
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Locum Post Details:
- This is a locum post to cover maternity cover for 9 months. The current contractual commitment is for 10 core programmed activities per week, with an additional 1 PA.
- The average weekly PA allocations are: 9DCC programmed activities, including 0.5PA for patient administration. 1.5 SPA for CPD, audit, mandatory training, Revalidation, etc., to be taken flexibly.
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA):
- Whole-time consultants within the Trust are allocated 1.5 PA’s for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) in order to support the requirements of revalidation, which include activities such as participating in audit, CPD, and mandatory training. Up to a further 1 PA may be made available for SPA by mutual agreement with the CMG as part of the job planning process. This must constitute appropriate verifiable SPA activity that supports an individual’s professional development and provides benefit to UHL.
Additional Responsibilities:
- The post-holder will participate in medical audit, the Trust’s clinical governance processes, and CPD (included in the job plan), with mandatory attendance at audit and governance meetings. The role also includes clinical management, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate, and compliance with the Trust’s standing orders and financial instructions. In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, all duties must be carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality improvement initiatives.
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About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
- Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
- Our Four Primary Goals:
- High-quality care for all
- Being a great place to work
- Partnerships for impact
- Research and education excellence
- We will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
- Our strategy is underpinned by new values, and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- We are compassionate
- We are proud
- We are inclusive
- We are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
For Further Details / Informal Visits:
- Contact Name: Pompa Kukreja
- Job Title: Consultant Paediatric Intensivist
- Email Address: p.kukreja@nhs.net
Website: https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
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