# Paediatric Locum Acute Consultant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:20:21.869Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8286622
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8286622?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of Paediatric Diabetes or interest in developing this
- Experience teaching medical students GCP certificate
- Advance clinical skills in paediatric mendicine
- APLS/EPLS

### Personal Specification

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration
- MRCPCH or Equivalent

## Documents

- [ps (pdf, 16.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10614378)
- [jd (pdf, 651.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661779)
- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)

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