Consultant Paediatrician

Job description

Job summary

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint twoenthusiastic Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest that complementsour department tojoin our team of eleven consultant paediatricians. The post holder will providelocal general paediatrics and neonatology care for Barnsley and will also takepart in hot week service.

This post will support the Paediatricdepartment in Quality Improvement and standards as per RCPCH guidelines and aspart of the Clinical Business Unit (CBU) along with meeting other CBUrequirements within Paediatrics.

Our Paediatric ward was refurbished in 2021and we have a newly modernised Childrens Assessment Unit (CAU) located next toour Emergency Department. The Paediatric ward currently has 8 beds and CAU 9beds.

We have a level 2 Neonatal unit with 14 cotscomprising of 2 ITU, 3 HDU and 9 Special care.

This post is a permanent position andcomprises of the following: 1:10 hot ward weeks, 1:10 Neonates ward cover, 1:10weekend on call, 1:10 on call (Monday to Thursday) resident until 22:00 hrs andthen non-resident and 2 outpatient clinics a week outside of hot weeks.

If you arecommitted to delivering excellent care and excited at the opportunity ofshaping the future direction of Paediatric care in Barnsley, we would love tohear from you.

Please note the planned interview date for this post is Friday 25 September 2026.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Consultant who is eager to:

• Lead and innovate within our services.
• Contribute to service development and re-evaluation.
• Work collaboratively within a supportive, highly skilled multidisciplinary team (providing support and advice to specialist nurses, resident doctors) and regional networks.
• Actively contributes to the paediatric hot week rota, providing senior clinical leadership, and ensuring high-quality patient care during periods of increased service demand.

• The post holder will maintain the highest clinical standards in general paediatric and neonatology by ensuring responsibility for their own continuing medical education and professional development.

• The successful candidate will work collaboratively with consultant colleagues in the day-to-day management of the Paediatric Department, actively contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement and audit programmes, while supporting the education, training and professional development of junior doctors, medical students, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

About us

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently ratedGood by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progressin the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be thebest Place to Work

We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionateleadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust alsoscored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make toeach other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

We reserve the right to close positions early

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Sufficient skills in managing time, paper and people to enable efficient organisation of consultant practice.
• Understanding of and commitment to a clinical network.
• Flexible approach to working practices.
• Willingness to share administrative duties in the Hospital.
• Experience and enthusiasm to work in and with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Motivated to advance and develop paediatrics.Experience of service development and guideline writing and updating.

Desirable

• Experience of service development and guideline writing and updating.

Experience

Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a wide range of problems within acute paediatric and neonatal medicine.
• Broad based experience in Specialty.
• Experience of managing children with epilepsy.
• Expertise and experience of safeguarding at Specialist Registrar or Consultant level.
• Commitment to the development and maintenance of safeguarding skills.
• Trained to level three in safeguarding.
• Experience of formal and on the job clinical teaching.
• Commitment to under- and post-graduate and multidisciplinary teaching and training.
• Enthusiasm to teach clinical skills.
• Willingness to support non-medical prescribing.
• Able to deliver high quality paediatric care.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical audit.
• Logical, analytical and self-critical approach to clinical practice.
• Understanding of research techniques and design.
• Ability and commitment to practice evidence based medicine.

Desirable

• Evidence of managing children with more complex health needs.
• Experience of working independently when delivering paediatric care.
• Experience of report writing and giving evidence in court.
• Experience of organising teaching programs or specific teaching events.
• Expertise in innovative teaching or training methods.
• Postgraduate course in teaching/training (T5 or similar).
• Expertise in Risk Management.
• Knowledge of Every Child Matters and implications of Health and Social Care Act.
• Published research.
• Commitment to continuing research.
• Published papers in area of special interest.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration and license to practice.
• CCT in General Paediatrics or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.

Desirable

• Higher degree such as MD or MSc.
• Evidence of organisational and change management skills.
• SPIN in Neonatology or other complementary specialty

Person Specification
Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Sufficient skills in managing time, paper and people to enable efficient organisation of consultant practice.
• Understanding of and commitment to a clinical network.
• Flexible approach to working practices.
• Willingness to share administrative duties in the Hospital.
• Experience and enthusiasm to work in and with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Motivated to advance and develop paediatrics.Experience of service development and guideline writing and updating.

Desirable

• Experience of service development and guideline writing and updating.

Experience

Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a wide range of problems within acute paediatric and neonatal medicine.
• Broad based experience in Specialty.
• Experience of managing children with epilepsy.
• Expertise and experience of safeguarding at Specialist Registrar or Consultant level.
• Commitment to the development and maintenance of safeguarding skills.
• Trained to level three in safeguarding.
• Experience of formal and on the job clinical teaching.
• Commitment to under- and post-graduate and multidisciplinary teaching and training.
• Enthusiasm to teach clinical skills.
• Willingness to support non-medical prescribing.
• Able to deliver high quality paediatric care.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical audit.
• Logical, analytical and self-critical approach to clinical practice.
• Understanding of research techniques and design.
• Ability and commitment to practice evidence based medicine.

Desirable

• Evidence of managing children with more complex health needs.
• Experience of working independently when delivering paediatric care.
• Experience of report writing and giving evidence in court.
• Experience of organising teaching programs or specific teaching events.
• Expertise in innovative teaching or training methods.
• Postgraduate course in teaching/training (T5 or similar).
• Expertise in Risk Management.
• Knowledge of Every Child Matters and implications of Health and Social Care Act.
• Published research.
• Commitment to continuing research.
• Published papers in area of special interest.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration and license to practice.
• CCT in General Paediatrics or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.

Desirable

• Higher degree such as MD or MSc.
• Evidence of organisational and change management skills.
• SPIN in Neonatology or other complementary specialty

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

United Kingdom

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