Consultant General Paediatrician

The successful appointee will join a motivated and supportive team of consultants who work a six week cycle of hot weeks to provide the consistent delivery of acute paediatric services and cover for the inpatient wards. Out-patient services and on-call cover to the Children’s Assessment unit (CAU) and the Children’s Emergency Department (CED) are also incorporated. Resident evening working is part of job plans whilst overnight on-call is non-resident. The department has responsibility for all children admitted to the Trust and so, when on call, the general paediatricians may be required to see children in CED, on the children’s surgical ward, or on ITU. Occasional Safeguarding work may arise out of hours, and the post holder will be expected to follow local guidelines.

This is a 10PA post in general paediatrics. Applicants should have a CCT in general paediatrics (or equivalent).

Qualifications

Essential

- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT

- CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent

- APLS or PALS Certification

- MRCPCH or Equivalent

- MB BS or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

- 4 or more years at ST4+ (or equivalent) in paediatrics with appropriate community paediatrics and neonatal experience

- Experience in Safeguarding

Desirable

- An appropriate higher Medical Degree

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026