Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Management skills
Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS
- Management skills
Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants
- Management skills
Participation in a management training course
- Legal Requirements
Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
- Legal Requirements
Full registration with the GMC
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent communication skills – both oral and written.
- Skills and Abilities
Effective teaching skills
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations
- Skills and Abilities
Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting
- Skills and Abilities
Leadership skills- ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Qualifications and Training
MB ChB or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and Abilities
Computer and IT skills
- Skills and Abilities
Educational qualification or working towards.
- Qualifications and Training
Higher degree (MD/PhD)
Job overview
We are looking to find a Consultant Paediatrician to join our friendly team at Blackpool Teaching Hospital. We are a team of 15 WTE consultants, delivering integrated care to Blackpool and the Fylde coast. The post is also an excellent opportunity for those with recent CCST or approaching CCST. The trust also offers a programme to new consultants that includes a well-designed leadership development programme that offers much consolidation of new skills to a recent CCST recipient. The trust also has an excellent CSSR programme, for those not yet on the Specialist Register.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering patient care to both Neonates and Paediatrics. The post involves a 1 in 9 Consultant of the Week (COW) and COW2 rota, being responsible for patients under their direct care, and also those patients under consultant colleagues having current inpatient care. On call is non-resident 1 in 6. Safeguarding medical assessments currently sit under acute paediatrics.
Main duties of the job
All our consultants have a lead role to suit primarily their area of interest, but also the needs of the department. The department would be keen for an applicant with a diabetes interest to support our Diabetes Team. There is also opportunity to develop an additional lead role depending on individual area of interest. Support with be provided as required in developing as a lead, particularly for those who will be a new consultant.
For full details of the duties, please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role.
In addition to this please contact Raymond Gill on 01253 958741 or via email at raymond.gill1@nhs.net to find out more.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Diabetes with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Blackpool, England. 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 09 Nov 2026.
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