# Locum Consultant General Paediatrician/Paediatric Assessment Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-general-paediatricianpaediatric-assessment-unit/9dd770dd-9857-4c03-9fd0-08b814f309a3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-general-paediatricianpaediatric-assessment-unit/9dd770dd-9857-4c03-9fd0-08b814f309a3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 7.75 sessions per week (7.75 PA) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T14:52:05.365Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8366258 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8366258?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview PLEASE NOTE THE PROPOSED INTERVIEW DATE WILL BE W/C 09th NOVEMBER 2026 This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave within the General Paedatrics / PAU team. Alder Hey is a major teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre serving children across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, Shropshire, and North Wales. With over 70,000 emergency attendances annually and a wide range of paediatric subspecialties on-site, we are proud to deliver world-class care in a purpose-built, child-friendly environment. ### Main duties of the job Our newly built PAU department is set to open in early 2027, offering direct urgent referrals from primary care and community teams, bypassing the Emergency Department. The unit provides rapid assessment, treatment, and discharge within a 12-hour window, aiming to reduce inpatient admissions and improve patient flow. We are looking for a consultant who is passionate about acute paediatrics, committed to innovation, and eager to contribute to service development. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team and play a key role in clinical decision-making, referral management, patient flow, and leadership. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Provide expert clinical care and decision-making for acutely unwell children - Lead and supervise the PAU clinical team - Coordinate referral pathways and liaise with primary/community care - Support quality improvement, clinical governance, and service innovation - Participate in teaching, research, and development initiatives - Contribute to the General Paediatric on-call rota and outpatient clinics Please see attached Job Description for further detail. (Job Description pending RCPCH approval) ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on -call commitments and travel requirements ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCPCH by examination of equivalent - Full GMC Registration - GMC Specialist Register or within 6 month of CCT at time of scheduled interview **Desirable** - Higher Degree e.g MSC, MD, PhD in Paediatrics ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Valid BLS Training - Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training - Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training **Desirable** - Experience working in NHS - Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable.) - Valid APLS or equivalent ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions - Good communication skills, including communicating bad news - Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively - Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’ **Desirable** - Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc. ## Documents - [jd updated (pdf, 409.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697096) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.