Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Surgery
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Job Opening: Locum Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Surgeon to join the team in the Department of Paediatric Surgery and Urology at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. This is a locum post, in the first instance but has the possibility of becoming substantive in 1 year. This post will be to provide paediatric surgery cover on an unselected on-call and to provide routine general paediatric surgery, and to work alongside Mr A Lander, Miss Anna Harris and Mr Ian Jones and in the colorectal team alongside the colorectal clinical nurse specialists and Physician Associate, and if the candidate does not have expertise in colorectal surgery now, to develop this interest and competence in post.
About the Hospital
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is part of Birmingham Women & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This comprises of 2 hospitals: Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Birmingham Women’s Hospital (BWH), and includes Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) providing CAMHS care. The hospital covers a population of over 5 million and provides secondary, tertiary and quaternary services. It is a designated Paediatric Major Trauma centre.
Paediatric Surgical Service
Paediatric Surgical service covers neonatal and general paediatric surgery, as well as gastroenterology, oncology, colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, major trauma and non-cardiac thoracic surgery.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery & Urology
The Department of Paediatric Surgery & Urology is made up of:
- 13 Consultant Surgeons
- 13 Tier 2 clinicians
- 3 Clinical Nurses Specialist teams
- 3 Physician Associates
The Paediatric Urologists provide a service which encompasses all areas of Paediatric Urology practice except for Bladder Exstrophy / Epispadias.
The Paediatric Urologists provide a separate Paediatric Urology on-call service to the Paediatric surgeons.
Role Requirements
This is a locum post in paediatric surgery. The successful applicant will be expected to have, or to develop, a subspeciality interest in Colorectal surgery (including anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and intestinal failure and support in the provision of these areas of practice.
This is a 10 PA job, including both elective and on-call commitments. This post does not include the provision of any Specialist Paediatric Urology.
About the Trust
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Equality and Diversity
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mr Liam McCarthy
- Job title: Clinical lead, PS&U
- Email address: liammccarthy@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0121 333 8110
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