
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join a growing team in a modern, stand-alone Children’s Hospital by the sea in the South East of England.
Working as part of a busy and vibrant team, you will be a part of providing excellent day to day care of patients rostered to on the Paediatric Wards and in Children’s Emergency Department and in Children Critical care.
Main duties of the job
- Provide consistently excellent care in the paediatric emergency department, and wards.
- To work collaboratively with our teams and other specialties
- To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for safeguarding children and young people is honoured effectively
- To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for the delivery of safe and high quality services for children, responsive to the needs of them and their families, is honoured effectively
- To contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full-time including participation in a full shift rota system working across the Paediatric Wards, the Children’s Emergency Department and Paediatric Critical Care (level 2).
Successful applicants will work on the middle grade registrar-level rota, in a combination of day shifts, long days, night shifts and weekends as part of a full-time European Working Time Directive compliant rota. Less than full time working applications would also be considered. Applicants are required to have post-registration experience of working in the NHS.
The clinical duties of the post include the day-to-day care of the patients at RACH.
This role will be located at RACH and will involve covering depending on the rota any of the clinical areas
There will numerous opportunities to attend the hospital teaching programme. You will also be expected to help teach our medical students.
Person specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- • IT skills
- • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Teaching Skills
Essential
- • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable
- • Recognised teaching qualification
Career Progression
Essential
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
- • Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- • Not have previously relinquished or been released/removed from a training programme, except under exceptional circumstances
Personal Attributes
Essential
- • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
Academic and Research
Essential
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- • Research experience
- • Publications
- • Prizes and honours
Organisation and Planning
Essential
- • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable
- • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential
- • Basic medical degree
- • Postgraduate qualification or appropriate specialist qualification (MRCPCH membership)
- • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
Desirable
- • Details of any additional qualifications, accreditation and courses
- • Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- • Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- • Details of experience in other related specialties at ST1 – 4 equivalent Level
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This advert is for LED Doctor Grade ST4+ Equivalent in Paediatrics with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust in Worthing, South East, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (For asap start). The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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