# Consultant In Children and Young Peoples Emergency Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-children-and-young-peoples-emergency-medicine/42cf8f91-8df9-47f6-9574-e94f0c07b1a5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-children-and-young-peoples-emergency-medicine/42cf8f91-8df9-47f6-9574-e94f0c07b1a5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 10 PAs - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week (10 PAs per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T14:00:57.357Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Emergency_Department/Emergency_Department-v7760586 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7760586?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Consultant in Children and Young People’s Emergency Medicine to join a friendly, dynamic and forward thinking Children’s Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. NUH is a Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands, with a dedicated Children’s and Young People’s Emergency Department based within Nottingham Children’s Hospital. We are looking for a team player with a passion for delivering high quality, compassionate care to children and young people, who will contribute to our ambition to develop one of the leading Children’s Emergency Departments in the UK, delivering excellent care without exception. We are seeking candidates with excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills, whose primary focus is safe, effective and child centred emergency care. You must be committed to supporting education, research, quality improvement and health promotion, all of which are central to our service and future development. The successful candidate will be supported by a senior mentor during their first year and given protected time to develop special interests aligned to departmental and Children’s Hospital priorities. Come and visit us to learn more about our department, our people and our plans for the future. ### Main duties of the job Day to day, you will contribute to the Children and Young People’s Emergency Department consultant clinical rota, providing senior clinical leadership on the shop floor and taking responsibility for the assessment and management of acutely unwell and injured children and young people. This includes leadership of paediatric resuscitation and major trauma, working closely with the wider Children’s Hospital and Major Trauma Centre teams. You will be expected to demonstrate effective leadership across the multi professional team and play an active role in the education, supervision and development of doctors in training, advanced clinical practitioners, nurses and other learners within the department. You will contribute to clinical governance activity, including audit, quality improvement, incident review and service development. All consultants are expected to be GCP certified and to actively support recruitment to research studies within the department. Non shop floor duties are integral to the successful running of a busy Children’s Emergency Department. There are a range of opportunities to contribute to the leadership and governance of CYPED and the Children’s Hospital, including involvement in education, research, service improvement and departmental development. You will be encouraged and supported, with protected time, to develop specialist interests aligned to departmental strategy and the wider priorities of Nottingham Children’s Hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work as a Consultant in Children and Young People’s Emergency Medicine within the dedicated Children and Young People’s Emergency Department (CYPED) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The role involves providing senior clinical leadership for children and young people presenting with a full range of emergency and urgent conditions, including those requiring resuscitation and major trauma care. The post holder will contribute to the CYPED consultant rota, delivering direct clinical care across a range of shifts, and will take responsibility for the overall management of patients under their care. This includes acting as Consultant in Charge, leading paediatric resuscitation and trauma calls, supervising junior medical staff and advanced practitioners, and supporting safe, timely decision making across the department. The consultant will work closely with colleagues across Nottingham Children’s Hospital and the wider Trust to ensure high-quality, coordinated care. As part of a Major Trauma Centre, the post holder will be expected to lead the care of paediatric major trauma patients and contribute to trauma governance, audit and training. The role requires effective leadership within a large multi professional team, promoting a culture of safety, learning and continuous improvement. The post holder will take an active role in clinical governance activities, including quality improvement projects, audit, incident investigation, complaint review and service development. All consultants are expected to maintain Good Clinical Practice certification and to actively support recruitment and delivery of research studies within the Emergency Department, working closely with the department’s established research teams. Education and training are core components of the role. The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical supervision and mentorship of doctors in training, advanced clinical practitioners, nurses and other learners. There are opportunities to develop a formal education portfolio in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and departmental education leads. Non-clinical duties are integral to the role and include participation in departmental meetings, governance forums and service development work within CYPED and the Children’s Hospital. The post holder will be encouraged and supported, through job planning and SPA time, to develop specialist interests aligned with departmental strategy, education, research, quality improvement or leadership. The post holder will be expected to uphold the Trust’s values, contribute positively to team culture, and comply with all professional, clinical and organisational standards, including appraisal, revalidation and job plan review. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Consultant in Children and Young People’s Emergency Medicine to join a friendly, dynamic and forward thinking Children’s Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. NUH is a Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands, with a dedicated Children’s and Young People’s Emergency Department based within Nottingham Children’s Hospital. We are looking for a team player with a passion for delivering high quality, compassionate care to children and young people, who will contribute to our ambition to develop one of the leading Children’s Emergency Departments in the UK, delivering excellent care without exception. We are seeking candidates with excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills, whose primary focus is safe, effective and child centred emergency care. You must be committed to supporting education, research, quality improvement and health promotion, all of which are central to our service and future development. The successful candidate will be supported by a senior mentor during their first year and given protected time to develop special interests aligned to departmental and Children’s Hospital priorities. Come and visit us to learn more about our department, our people and our plans for the future. ## Job Description Day to day, you will contribute to the Children and Young People’s Emergency Department consultant clinical rota, providing senior clinical leadership on the shop floor and taking responsibility for the assessment and management of acutely unwell and injured children and young people. This includes leadership of paediatric resuscitation and major trauma, working closely with the wider Children’s Hospital and Major Trauma Centre teams. You will be expected to demonstrate effective leadership across the multi professional team and play an active role in the education, supervision and development of doctors in training, advanced clinical practitioners, nurses and other learners within the department. You will contribute to clinical governance activity, including audit, quality improvement, incident review and service development. All consultants are expected to be GCP certified and to actively support recruitment to research studies within the department. Non shop floor duties are integral to the successful running of a busy Children’s Emergency Department. There are a range of opportunities to contribute to the leadership and governance of CYPED and the Children’s Hospital, including involvement in education, research, service improvement and departmental development. You will be encouraged and supported, with protected time, to develop specialist interests aligned to departmental strategy and the wider priorities of Nottingham Children’s Hospital. ## Responsibilities The post holder will work as a Consultant in Children and Young People’s Emergency Medicine within the dedicated Children and Young People’s Emergency Department (CYPED) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The role involves providing senior clinical leadership for children and young people presenting with a full range of emergency and urgent conditions, including those requiring resuscitation and major trauma care. The post holder will contribute to the CYPED consultant rota, delivering direct clinical care across a range of shifts, and will take responsibility for the overall management of patients under their care. This includes acting as Consultant in Charge, leading paediatric resuscitation and trauma calls, supervising junior medical staff and advanced practitioners, and supporting safe, timely decision making across the department. The consultant will work closely with colleagues across Nottingham Children’s Hospital and the wider Trust to ensure high-quality, coordinated care. As part of a Major Trauma Centre, the post holder will be expected to lead the care of paediatric major trauma patients and contribute to trauma governance, audit and training. The role requires effective leadership within a large multi professional team, promoting a culture of safety, learning and continuous improvement. The post holder will take an active role in clinical governance activities, including quality improvement projects, audit, incident investigation, complaint review and service development. All consultants are expected to maintain Good Clinical Practice certification and to actively support recruitment and delivery of research studies within the Emergency Department, working closely with the department’s established research teams. Education and training are core components of the role. The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical supervision and mentorship of doctors in training, advanced clinical practitioners, nurses and other learners. There are opportunities to develop a formal education portfolio in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and departmental education leads. Non-clinical duties are integral to the role and include participation in departmental meetings, governance forums and service development work within CYPED and the Children’s Hospital. The post holder will be encouraged and supported, through job planning and SPA time, to develop specialist interests aligned with departmental strategy, education, research, quality improvement or leadership. The post holder will be expected to uphold the Trust’s values, contribute positively to team culture, and comply with all professional, clinical and organisational standards, including appraisal, revalidation and job plan review. ## Person Specification ### Management Skills **Essential** - Knowledge of the attributes of effective leaders and high performing teams. - Knowledge of the place of the ED in the wider NHS and the Urgent and Emergency Care Pathway - Ability to develop, present and operationalise ideas for service development/delivery. - Evidence of being involved with a significant change management programme. - Ability to lead teams and delegate appropriately. **Desirable** - Evidence of leading a significant change management programme - Higher degree or other qualification in leadership and management ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Full GMC registration - Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register - CCT in Paediatric Emergency Medicine OR CCT in Emergency Medicine with PEM sub-specialty training OR CCT in general paediatrics with substantial PEM experience ### Clinical Skills/Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 7 years post-graduation experience - Able to communicate with children of all ages. - Able to communicate empathically with children and their families. - Effective Team leader in Paediatric Emergency Medicine situations **Desirable** - Specific training or qualification in communication skills - Specific training or qualification in patient safety and/or human factors ### Qualifications/Development **Essential** - MRCPCH, FRCEM or Equivalent ATLS, APLS or equivalent - Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children **Desirable** - Higher professional degree or qualification or training ### Personal Skills and Qualities **Essential** - Able to work flexibly in a changing health service - Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems - Team Player, Resilient, Independent worker - Works well under pressure Patient, tactful, diplomatic ### Teaching, Education & Research **Essential** - Evidence of participation in QIPs / Clinical Audit. - Able to teach and support junior staff effectively **Desirable** - Higher degree or qualification in healthcare education - Higher degree or qualification in research methodology - Higher degree or qualification in quality improvement - Original Research Publications ## Documents - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [ped consultant jd/ps (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10025750) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.