Job overview
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Emergency Paediatrics to be based at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Hospital in Cramlington on a full time or part-time basis.
The successful candidate will have expertise in General and Emergency Paediatrics and will have a role in the ongoing development of the Children’s Unit at the Northumbria Hospital.
You will work alongside other consultant paediatricians and participate in the training of junior doctors and paediatric advanced clinical practitioners in the department. When on duty your main role will be to provide and co-ordinate patient care in the Children’s Emergency Department. There are opportunities to develop a regular out-patient clinic as well as teaching, training and service improvement.
The post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week which includes regular on-site working in the evenings and at weekends. There is no regular overnight on call commitment.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops. Full and part-time applications are welcomed and the content of the job will be agreed with individual candidates.
The Job Plan will typically include an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 1.5 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities (if full time). A proposed job plan has been outlined in Appendix 4 and will be agreed on commencement of appointment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in paediatrics equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in general paediatrics
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in general paediatric medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of general paediatric problems both emergency and elective and child protection
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine training/SPIN module
- Recent neonatal experience
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application.
- MRCPCH
- APLS provider (or equivalent)
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This advert is for Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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