# Speciality Doctor in Paediatrics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hereford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum (according to experience)
- **Contract type:** 18 months (Fixed term: 18 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 12 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-11T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28T08:40:47.147Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8145687
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8145687?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Middle Grade Doctor to join our friendly team at Hereford County Hospital. This is a full time (12 sessions/PAs) hospital based post on the senior resident doctor Rota (tier 2/middle grade) to fill one of our specialty doctor posts. The current rota consists of 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 5 specialty doctor posts. This will be expanding to 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 7 specialty doctor posts.  We are looking for a Doctor with a minimum of 12 months NHS experience.

### Main duties of the job

The job entails responsibilities in acute Paediatrics and neonatal ward work, outpatient clinics, assessment and treatment of patients in the Paediatric assessment unit and sharing with consultants the supervision and teaching of resident doctors. The job involved a combination of normal working day shifts, long day and night shifts.

There will be opportunities for in –service training, development of special interests or participation in the CSER Programme. Wye Valley NHS trust believes in investing in our staff to develop local consultants and leaders of the future and have an active education department providing local training. We support SAS doctors by investing in local teaching programs for generic professional capabilities such as human factors, leadership development and quality improvement training. Additionally we offer a consultant supervisor to all our SAS doctors in Paediatrics. The trust has 2 SAS tutors who advocate for this group of doctors and link with the wider SAS network in HEE.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information and an informal chat Please contact:

Dr Cathryn Seagrave (clinical lead) Cathryn.seagrave@wvt.nhs.uk

## Person Specification

### Research

**Desirable**

- Experience in research

### Clinical Governance

**Essential**

- Evidence of participation in audit or quality improvement project

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Able to act as a team player
- Ability to organise and manage workload priorities

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- A broad range of paediatric experience
- A minimum of 6 months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre
- At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training.
- Minimum of 12 months NHS experience

**Desirable**

- Management or leadership experience
- Experience in child safeguarding work
- Experience in teaching

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Primary Medical Qualification MBChB or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise
- APLS/EPLS and NLS (or equivalents)
- Level 3 Safeguarding Training

**Desirable**

- MRCPCH

### Other Requirements Specific to the Role

**Essential**

- Understanding of confidentiality

## Documents

- [job description and ps (docx, 969.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10490969)

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