Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our dynamic paediatric team with responsibilities in the middle grade tier of staffing in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. This is a 1 year 12 PA post with the possibility of extension of the contract upon review of performance in post.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has a busy paediatric service which consists of a local neonatal unit (Level 2) with 12 cots of which 3 are ITU/high dependency, a children’s ward with 22 beds and a 5 bedded co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit. There is a separate dedicated paediatric outpatient department. We have a number of visiting tertiary consultants who provide outreach clinics. The department has an excellent reputation for teaching and supervision.

The hospital may be visited by arrangement with Dr Barbara Piel, telephone secretary 01553 613687 or Dr Glynis Rewitzky, telephone secretary 01553 613678.

Company Description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust:

• Our services
  A general introduction to the Trust and the variety of services we provide to the region.
• Board members
  Information about the people who make up the Trust Board.
• Board meetings
  Calendar dates for the regular Trust Board meetings.
• Corporate governance
  How the Queen Elizabeth Hospital makes sure it upholds the principles of good governance.
• Media enquiries
  How to contact the Communications team and advice on condition checks
• Reports
  PDF versions of reports created by and for the Trust.
• The Contingency Planning Team
  The health regulator, Monitor has taken a lead in helping the local health system to find the best solutions to fix the problems we face at the Trust and the wider health economy. Recognising there is no one simple solution to ensuring sustainable provision of healthcare services, it has brought in a ‘contingency planning team’.
• Statements
  Statements and declarations made by or on behalf of the Trust.
• Equality and diversity
  Information on the Trust's equality policies and objectives.
• Providing same sex accommodation
  The Trust is now compliant in delivering same sex accommodation.
• Sign up to safety
  By signing up to the campaign we commit to listening to patients, carers and staff, learning from what they say when things go wrong and taking action to improve patients safety helping to ensure patients get harm free care every time, everywhere.
• Speak Out Safely
  Our pledge to the Speak Out Safely campaign alongside details of our Whistleblowing policy.
• West Norfolk Alliance
  Working together to improve and protect our health and wellbeing.
• Our Objectives and Values
  Our values inform the culture of the organisation and the services that are delivered.
• Strategic Transformation Plan
  Information about the Strategic Transformation Plan.
• Bribery - the Trust's position
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