Paediatric Locum Acute Consultant


Location
Poole, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Contract Type
9 months (Fixed Term)
Posted Date
02 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience of Paediatric Diabetes or interest in developing this

  • Experience

    Experience teaching medical students GCP certificate

  • Experience

    Advance clinical skills in paediatric mendicine

  • Experience

    APLS/EPLS

  • Personal Specification

    Full GMC Registration

  • Personal Specification

    MRCPCH or Equivalent

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job overview

This post is to provide cover from January 2027 for 6 to 9 months. It involves a special interest in diabetes and childhood obesity. The successful applicant will join a team of 13 WTE consultant paediatricians. There is a planned contract of 10 programmed activities in General Paediatrics available and applications from those wishing to work part-time will be considered.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Provide Complications of Excess Weight clinic (3-4 clinics per month and associated admin)
  • 1 General Paediatric/1 Rapid referral out-patient clinic alternating weeks.
  • Provide paediatric diabetes clinic (monthly)
  • Participate in the General Paediatric 1 in 10 On Call rota, with resident evening cover (12-15 sessions per year (Sep-Mar) or pro rata equal to WTE) in line with FtF standards.
  • Take a lead role for Quality and Risk for the Directorate (SPA time)
  • Support to develop this interest for a motivated colleague would be offered.

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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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Paediatric Locum Acute Consultant with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, 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 9 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.

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