# Locum Consultant Paediatrician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-paediatrician/46bed4e4-b039-4fbf-9274-f80f9c59316f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-paediatrician/46bed4e4-b039-4fbf-9274-f80f9c59316f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T19:02:04.292Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v7972571 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7972571?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL, LONDON SW17 0QT Locum Consultant Paediatrician - 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT 10 PA role Applications are invited for a dynamic, enthusiastic consultant paediatrician to join the Acute General Paediatric Service at St George’s Hospital. This is a 6 month fixed term opportunity, with one full-time 10PA post available. The service has undergone expansion in the last 5 years as part of the Trust initiative to comply with acute care standards, enable the provision of a dedicated consultant of the week for the inpatient wards and emergency care and an out of hours rota with a resident consultant presence over extended hours seven days per week.  In 2018 an ambulatory unit for children and young people opened, in addition to the paediatric assessment unit in the Children’s Emergency Department.  This consultant delivered unit has improved emergency flow, reduced inpatient admissions and provides a better quality of care for patients with urgent care needs. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will work with ten other colleagues to provide a full general paediatric service.  This will include a 1:5 attending week with all elective commitments cancelled, to cover either inpatient wards or the ambulatory unit. During these weeks they will provide daily ward rounds/patient reviews, attend board rounds and safety huddles, cover emergency admissions and referrals, liaise with PICU regarding step-down patients and attend the morning and afternoon handover rounds. The non-service weeks are varied and will include outpatient work, education, academic and management activities.  A key development in outpatient work in the last five years has been to provide integrated clinics in primary care and improved rapid access general clinics.  The post holder will form part of a locality based team within the local area, responsible for delivering an integrated service with primary care practitioners.  St George’s paediatric department is a highly rated teaching and training centre and there will be plenty of opportunity to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities. We encourage all general paediatric consultants to develop a specialty interest to work within and alongside our specialty colleagues.  Currently we are looking for paediatricians with a special interest in asthma, epilepsy and non-malignant haematology. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Inpatient wards The paediatric in-patient facilities are made up of four paediatric wards - a day case ward, a surgical ward, a medical ward, and an infectious diseases / oncology ward. There is a 12 bedded intensive care / high dependency unit with a step-down facility.  The general paediatric ward has a dedicated young person’s bay.  During attending weeks the postholder will be consultant of the week, responsible for leading the care of all general admissions. Ambulatory care centre The dedicated children’s ambulatory facility (Blue Sky Centre) aims to improve flow through the emergency department, avoid attendance through enhanced support to primary care and facilitate early ward discharge.  It is primarily a consultant delivered service with an active programme to develop Advanced Nurse Practitioners to support an expansion in future years.  Children requiring medical daycase treatment will be managed here in co-ordination with community children’s nursing and medical specialties.  Cover for the ambulatory unit will also be provided on a consultant of the week basis. Outpatient clinics The post holder will provide a general paediatric clinic in the non-service weeks (32 per year). These clinics will see both new and follow up patients. They will also provide rapid access clinics for urgent / semi-urgent GP referrals on a rota basis, and have regular integrated clinics in local Primary Care hubs.  The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop outpatient specialist skills in management of chronic conditions, working alongside tertiary and secondary paediatric subspecialist services at St George’s and our partner tertiary paediatric centres.  These include (but are not limited to) asthma, epilepsy and non-malignant haematology (particularly haemoglobinopathies). Out of hours work and on call The out of hours duties will be approximately 1:11. On weekdays, including Fridays, the consultant on call takes over at 17:00 and remains resident in the hospital until 22:00, after handover to the night staff. At weekends the consultant is on site and performing ward rounds and emergency care between 08:30 and 22:00 and on call from home thereafter. Management responsibility The postholder will be expected to work with the Care Group Lead, Clinical Governance Lead and service management team on audit, guideline development and review of clinical incidents. A major goal of the Care Group is to extend collaborative working between the Care Group and stakeholders, including the Emergency Department, CAMHS, surgical Care Groups and primary care.  The posts will include liaison roles to develop strategy, improve joint working and implement improvements in these key areas. There are a number of opportunities within the Trust to take on management roles extending outside Children’s Services for suitably skilled applicants.  All SPA time will be expected to demonstrate outcomes that will be reviewed at annual job planning. Education, training and development The postholder will be expected to be involved with teaching junior paediatric staff in the morning tutorials, case presentations and Paediatric Grand Round. They will also have clinical and educational supervision responsibilities for trainees and will need to maintain competencies to support this role. They will be expected to support teaching of undergraduate students through SiFT funding and the department has close links with St George’s University of London.  Funding is available for personal CPD activities. ## Job Details ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL, LONDON SW17 0QT Locum Consultant Paediatrician - 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT 10 PA role Applications are invited for a dynamic, enthusiastic consultant paediatrician to join the Acute General Paediatric Service at St George’s Hospital. This is a 6 month fixed term opportunity, with one full-time 10PA post available. The service has undergone expansion in the last 5 years as part of the Trust initiative to comply with acute care standards, enable the provision of a dedicated consultant of the week for the inpatient wards and emergency care and an out of hours rota with a resident consultant presence over extended hours seven days per week. In 2018 an ambulatory unit for children and young people opened, in addition to the paediatric assessment unit in the Children’s Emergency Department. This consultant delivered unit has improved emergency flow, reduced inpatient admissions and provides a better quality of care for patients with urgent care needs. ## Job Description The postholder will work with ten other colleagues to provide a full general paediatric service. This will include a 1:5 attending week with all elective commitments cancelled, to cover either inpatient wards or the ambulatory unit. During these weeks they will provide daily ward rounds/patient reviews, attend board rounds and safety huddles, cover emergency admissions and referrals, liaise with PICU regarding step-down patients and attend the morning and afternoon handover rounds. The non-service weeks are varied and will include outpatient work, education, academic and management activities. A key development in outpatient work in the last five years has been to provide integrated clinics in primary care and improved rapid access general clinics. The post holder will form part of a locality based team within the local area, responsible for delivering an integrated service with primary care practitioners. St George’s paediatric department is a highly rated teaching and training centre and there will be plenty of opportunity to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities. We encourage all general paediatric consultants to develop a specialty interest to work within and alongside our specialty colleagues. Currently we are looking for paediatricians with a special interest in asthma, epilepsy and non-malignant haematology. ## Responsibilities Inpatient wards The paediatric in-patient facilities are made up of four paediatric wards - a day case ward, a surgical ward, a medical ward, and an infectious diseases / oncology ward. There is a 12 bedded intensive care / high dependency unit with a step-down facility. The general paediatric ward has a dedicated young person’s bay. During attending weeks the postholder will be consultant of the week, responsible for leading the care of all general admissions. Ambulatory care centre The dedicated children’s ambulatory facility (Blue Sky Centre) aims to improve flow through the emergency department, avoid attendance through enhanced support to primary care and facilitate early ward discharge. It is primarily a consultant delivered service with an active programme to develop Advanced Nurse Practitioners to support an expansion in future years. Children requiring medical daycase treatment will be managed here in co-ordination with community children’s nursing and medical specialties. Cover for the ambulatory unit will also be provided on a consultant of the week basis. Outpatient clinics The post holder will provide a general paediatric clinic in the non-service weeks (32 per year). These clinics will see both new and follow up patients. They will also provide rapid access clinics for urgent / semi-urgent GP referrals on a rota basis, and have regular integrated clinics in local Primary Care hubs. The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop outpatient specialist skills in management of chronic conditions, working alongside tertiary and secondary paediatric subspecialist services at St George’s and our partner tertiary paediatric centres. These include (but are not limited to) asthma, epilepsy and non-malignant haematology (particularly haemoglobinopathies). Out of hours work and on call The out of hours duties will be approximately 1:11. On weekdays, including Fridays, the consultant on call takes over at 17:00 and remains resident in the hospital until 22:00, after handover to the night staff. At weekends the consultant is on site and performing ward rounds and emergency care between 08:30 and 22:00 and on call from home thereafter. Management responsibility The postholder will be expected to work with the Care Group Lead, Clinical Governance Lead and service management team on audit, guideline development and review of clinical incidents. A major goal of the Care Group is to extend collaborative working between the Care Group and stakeholders, including the Emergency Department, CAMHS, surgical Care Groups and primary care. The posts will include liaison roles to develop strategy, improve joint working and implement improvements in these key areas. There are a number of opportunities within the Trust to take on management roles extending outside Children’s Services for suitably skilled applicants. All SPA time will be expected to demonstrate outcomes that will be reviewed at annual job planning. Education, training and development The postholder will be expected to be involved with teaching junior paediatric staff in the morning tutorials, case presentations and Paediatric Grand Round. They will also have clinical and educational supervision responsibilities for trainees and will need to maintain competencies to support this role. They will be expected to support teaching of undergraduate students through SiFT funding and the department has close links with St George’s University of London. Funding is available for personal CPD activities. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors - Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes **Desirable** - Post graduate teaching course - Higher qualification in education - Able to initiate and carry out medical research projects. - Authorship of research papers ### Training **Essential** - Child Safeguarding Level 3 - APLS **Desirable** - Training and experience in a special interest to complement our team ### Management **Essential** - Leadership skills - Training in management at registrar or equivalent level - Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement **Desirable** - Ability to initiate service change - Experience of management ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - MRCPCH or equivalent - Full GMC registration - On the GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of scheduled interview **Desirable** - Relevant higher degree: MD or PhD ### Other Qualities **Essential** - Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines. - Good communication skills - Flexible approach - IT skills **Desirable** - Demonstration of commitment to equality and diversity in a team ### Other Requirements **Essential** - MDU/MPS - Satisfactory enhanced DBS and required immigration status ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training - Wide experience in paediatrics within a dedicated paediatric unit **Desirable** - Up to date experience of ambulatory care and integrated care ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Track record of performing clinical audit, quality improvement projects and guideline development with demonstrable outcomes **Desirable** - Contribution to wider systems of governance ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [job description and personal spec (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10254678) ## 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.