The position is a permanent full-time (12 PA) Specialty Doctor post in Paediatrics.
The post holder will support the provision of the Acute Paediatric and Neonatal service for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
- This advert may be closed early should we receive sufficient applications within this time frame.
The post is suitable for applicants at ST3+ level with experience IN PAEDIATRICS.
Our award winning hospital is positioned at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales affording the opportunity to live and work in a stunning part of the country with good schools and easy access to the larger towns of Bradford, Harrogate and the City of Leeds.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Specialty Doctor to join our Paediatric Team.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to meet or make contact with members of the clinical and management teams. Appointments can be made for a visit at any point prior to the date of interview.
- Please see attached job description and person specification *
The children’s ward has eighteen paediatric beds (allowing for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic). There is also a hot and a cold assessment unit which accepts referrals form GP practices, the Emergency Department and direct access patients. The Children’s Unit had 4690 admissions during 2019/20. The Level 1 Neonatal Unit has 10 inpatient beds, 3 of which have the ability to ventilate and stabilise sick term and preterm neonates prior to transfer. The unit provides comprehensive care for neonates from 32 weeks gestation inborn or transferred or repatriated from the local Level 2 and 3 Neonatal Units. In 2019/20 there were 232 admissions to the neonatal unit of whom 26 received intensive care.
The appointee will also provide support to the maternity unit attending delivery suite; to provide expertise in neonatal resuscitation and stabilisation and the postnatal ward.
Services for disabled children or those with learning or sensory problems are provided by the team at the on-site Child Development Centre, including the Leads for Neuro-disability, but this area is not part of the responsibilities of the post.