Trust Grade (ST1/2 Level) Doctor in Paediatrics and Neonates

1. GENERAL PAEDIATRICS: The in-patient service is based on one the Paediatric Assessment Unit. The ST1-3 may be called out to Accident& Emergency to give advice or deal with emergencies. The Out-Patient Department is based at the Pilgrim Hospital and, depending on grade,the post holder will be expected to attend Out-Patients regularly. These sessions include Boston-based and visiting Consultants.

2. NEONATAL PAEDIATRICS: The tier 1 doctors (this post) are supervised by the tier 2 doctors (ST4 and above/Specialty Doctors) atresuscitation on the labour suite, on the post natal wards and on the neonatal unit. The unit currently takes neonates up to 34 weeks. Infants withsurgical problems and extreme prematurity are transferred to either Lincoln County Hospital or sub regional centres. Further experience ofpractical procedures will be gained.

3. TEACHING: The ST1-2's are occasionally involved in teaching Nursery Nurses, Student Nurses and Midwives.

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additionalhospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric andgynaecological services to the 750,000 people of Lincolnshire.We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year toprovide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernisingour estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&Epatients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

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