Job overview
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity and neonatal services across its two main acute sites: Scunthorpe General Hospital (SGH) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (DPOW), Grimsby. Together, the Trust supports a combined birth activity of approximately 4,800 births per year, comprising around 2,100 births at SGH and 2,700 births at DPOW.
Both hospitals provide 24/7 maternity and obstetric services.
The Paediatric Cardiology Service is hosted on both Scunthorpe and Grimsby and comprises of 2 consultants with special interest, one on both sites, along with a cardiology specialist nurse who covers the service cross site.
. We are part of an established cardiac network which runs regular educational meetings within the region biannually. We use Phillips Affinity 70 Echocardiogram machine for use in outpatients and on the neonatal unit. Images can be viewed on PACS( XERO) and web v, images can be transferred to tertiary cardiology (Leeds) out of hours.
Both LNUs are part of the Yorkshire & Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (ODN), working collaboratively across the region to optimise perinatal care and neonatal pathways.
Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s Patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
- To ensure the provision of a high standard clinical service.
- To provide effective leadership to the junior doctors and medical students
- To undertake all work in accordance to the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
- To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s operational group service plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further detail in regard to this vacancy, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
- Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on Specialist Register at the point of application
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent, MRCPCH by examination or appropriate specialist qualification
- Full GMC registration and license to practice
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of receipt of Certification of Completion Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Successful completion of RCPCH SPIN Module in cardiology or equivalent specialist experience
Desirable
- MD or other post-graduate qualification relevant to this post
- Certification in Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography (EACVI)
Knowledge and Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of paediatric conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to prioritise and organise work effectively
- Willingness to participate in and lead on multi-disciplinary teams, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Language and Communication Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrate clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on patients, practice shared decision making
Desirable
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
Speciality specific skills related to post
Essential
- Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician with wide experience in General and Neonatal paediatrics. Experience in Safeguarding children. Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service. Able to support colleagues in constructively challenging other professionals, when appropriate, in the best interests of children Able to participate in organization training need analysis, and to teach and educate health service professional and multi-agency partners as part of a team Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.
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This advert is for Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Cardiology with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust in Grimsby, North East and Yorkshire, 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 Jul 2026.
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