# Specialty Doctor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor/cd0af425-dd8d-44e0-b95a-331b1b5d7429
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Chesterfield
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02T11:43:15.228Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Chesterfield_Royal_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8080901
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8080901?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to cover a current period of Maternity Leave in the department.

You will join our expanding middle grade tier in Paediatrics at Chesterfield Royal Hospital

We are known for our high quality patient centred care, excellent team working, resilience, and our collaborative approach to delivering services for children.

The department is part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire and the Expert Advisory Forum, which advocate for multidisciplinary workforce model which is standardised across the region.

The appointee will contribute to services in Acute Paediatrics as well as level 2 Neonates.  Experience in Community Paediatrics would also be welcomed.

The role involves participation in the General Paediatric and Neonatal out of hours rota, which currently incorporates 14 participants.  Our aim is to meet recent legislative requirements and make improvements to work intensity during the out of hours period.

### Main duties of the job

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Level 3 safeguarding competency
- Good Command of spoken and written English
- Basic IT skills
- Organisational ability

### Experience

**Essential**

- Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a relevant specialty training programme
- Experience in paediatric assessment unit and level 2 neonatal unit (3) Teaching experienc
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of participation in CPD
- Quality improvement/audit project experience with change implemented

**Desirable**

- Additional sub-speciality paediatric experience
- Experience in NHS management
- Sound knowledge of multiple NHS structure and systems
- MDT working
- Management of teams
- Previous experience of using online patient record system

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Valid provider status in APLS and NLS
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise

**Desirable**

- Higher qualification
- APLS/NLS instructor status

## Documents

- [we work here (pdf, 178.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2691)
- [job description (pdf, 873.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424112)
- [our full people plan (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2756)
- [10 reasons to choose us (pdf, 262.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2458)
- [our people pan - infographic (pdf, 878.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2757)
- [welcome to our proud to care team (pdf, 618.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2453)
- [wellbeing at chesterfield royal hospital (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2456)

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