We have an exciting opportunity to work within Children & Young People’s services at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT). The post holder(s) will become a substantive Paediatric Trust Grade Doctor (ST4-8 or equivalent level) becoming a valued part of the paediatric medical team at CHFT.
The Trust covers a population of approximately 500,000 with a wide range of diversity and deprivation. The Children’s Ward is 38 bedded with a Paediatric Same Day Emergency Care (PSDEC) Unit which sees over 7000 attendances per year.
The level 2 Neonatal Unit has 20 cots including 6 intensive care cots. It is based in Calderdale and delivers intensive, high dependency and special care for babies born at 27 weeks gestation and above.
A recently established Paediatric Emergency Department is located at Calderdale. There are exciting developments with reconfiguration planned in the next few years.
Outpatient care is provided across 2 Children’s Outpatient Departments and a bespoke Child Development Centre. There are 20 consultants who all have special interests covering the majority of subspecialities.
The post holder will work at ST4-8 grade alongside paediatric trainees ST4-8 and other Trust doctors. They will be expected to cover the Children’s Ward and PSDEC (total 37 beds), the level 2 (LNU) Neonatal Unit (3 ICU, 3 HDU, 14 SCBU) and contribute to outpatient clinics. They will always be supervised by a Consultant
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for details of role and the main responsibilities. We also encourage informal visits or discussions.
