Proposed interview date will be w/c 17th August 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Emergency Medicine physician or Acute Paediatrician to join the Children’s Emergency Department team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, working with us towards our goal of providing world class emergency care to the children and young people of Coventry and Warwickshire. Our team is dedicated, enthusiastic and committed to continuously improving our service and we are looking for somebody who will join us in this aim.
The Children’s Emergency Department at UHCW is co-located with the Adult ED and the team work closely with our Adult ED and Paediatric colleagues to provide single front door access to approximately 38,000 acutely unwell or injured children and young people every year.
This is an exciting time for CED at UHCW. We are proud of the service that we offer our patients, but we recognise the need to change and adapt as the demands of EM change. In September 2023 we completed a significant expansion providing us with the space and facilities appropriate to the demands of a busy, forward looking CED.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.
The main aim of this post is to work with other senior medical and nursing staff to support in delivering a first-class children’s emergency medicine service for the Coventry and Rugby area at University Hospital, Coventry. This will involve supervision and support of juniors so that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.
Post holder will also have the following duties:
Take responsibility for and provide high quality, evidence-based treatment to patients under his/her care
Participate in the development of the Children’s Emergency Medicine service including developing relevant treatment protocols and guidelines and working towards greater knowledge of the management of paediatric emergency medical conditions.
Work towards the department ambition of providing paediatric EM subspecialty training at UHCW.
Ensure own practice is up-to-date. This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trust’s Performance and Annual Review system.
Ensure that all Trust-wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults is your responsibility. Familiarisation with and adherence to UHCW Safeguarding policies and Coventry and Warwickshire Safeguarding Board procedures is an essential.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
There has never been a better time to join our team.
For further details for this post, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
