Consultant in Paediatrics with interest in Paediatric Cardiology

Job overview

The Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital is seeking one substantive 10 PA consultant in paediatrics with expertise and interest in Paediatric Cardiology (PEC). The post is available from April 2026. Successful applicant will provide 1:8 on-call to the acute paediatric service including weekend on-calls and support the inpatient services and outpatient paediatric activity.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to share outpatient responsibilities mainly in paediatric cardiology (up to 3 clinics per week) and contribute to general paediatric outpatient clinics depending on the needs of the service.  Further discussion re exact composition of the role can be clarified and discussed with the clinical Lead prior to application and will be reviewed in line with the prior experience of the appointee. This will be formally accepted and reviewed as part of the Job Planning process of the trust.

The 10 PA post comprises 8.5 direct clinical care involving acute paediatrics and cardiology and 1.5 SPA.  Acute paediatric services are delivered by a team of consultants working across children’s emergency department, children’s assessment unit and inpatient wards. This post will have a 1:8 Consultant of the week commitment and will have regular sessions on CAU though any additional sessions may be available on an ad-hoc basis if the successful applicant is interested.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the ‘Job Description’ link for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.