Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Consultant in General Paediatrics – Complex Medical Care
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area Paediatric Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 8.9 sessions per week Job ref 164-8096856
Site Queens Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £113,565 – £150,569 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 07/10/2026
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Consultant in General Paediatrics with a focus on Complex Medical Care at Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, supportive and developing General Paediatric service. The post will help strengthen consultant capacity for children and young people with medical complexity, alongside contribution to General Paediatric service weeks, outpatient clinics, Advice and Guidance, medical student teaching and the wider consultant on-call rota.
The successful candidate will work closely with paediatric specialty teams, nursing colleagues, allied health professionals, community services, primary care and families to support joined-up, safe and child-centred care. The post will suit a consultant with strong general paediatric experience, a clear interest in complex medical needs, and the ability to work across organisational and specialty boundaries.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide consultant level support and oversight for children and young people with medical complexity, including ward rounds, care co-ordination, multidisciplinary team working and liaison with specialist paediatric teams.
The postholder will contribute to General Paediatric service weeks, including ward rounds, assessment of acutely unwell children, clinical decision making, trainee supervision and close working with nursing, therapy and wider multidisciplinary colleagues.
The role will include General Paediatric outpatient clinics and young person’s epilepsy clinics, with responsibility for associated clinical administration, timely correspondence, investigation follow up and effective pathway management.
The appointee will also provide Advice and Guidance to support primary care and partner services, helping to reduce avoidable referrals and improve timely access to specialist paediatric advice.
The postholder will support undergraduate medical student teaching as part of the Child Health programme and will be expected to take an active role in teaching, supervision, audit, clinical governance, incident review, risk management and service improvement
Working for our organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.
NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person centred organisation. With over 17,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region’s largest employers.
NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.
For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit theirwebsite .
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have various staff benefits. Some of the benefits of working for NUH include;
- Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our 24hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
- Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Cycle to work and travel passes
- NHS discounts
Details of these and other benefits can be found on our intranet pages which you will have access when you commence with Team NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description for the main responsibilities, which are attached to this advert.
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Person specification
Professional Registration
- Full GMC registration
- On the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics, or within six months of CCT at the time of scheduled interview. CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.
- Entry on the Specialist Register with relevant General Paediatrics experience
Qualifications/Development
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Higher professional degree
Clinical Skills/Experience
- Completed training in Paediatrics / General Paediatrics, or training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC.
- Experience in acute and general paediatrics, including inpatient care, outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary working.
- Experience managing children and young people with complex medical needs, long‑term conditions, safeguarding considerations and family‑centred care planning.
- Evidence of ability to work across organisational boundaries with community, therapy, nursing, primary care and specialist teams
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with children, young people, families and other health professionals.
- Valid Basic Life Support training.
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training
- Valid APLS training
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Additional experience or training in neonatal medicine, paediatric surgical liaison/support, peri‑operative paediatric care, transitional care, ambulatory paediatrics or acute paediatrics.
- Experience of developing cross‑specialty pathways.
- Experience of Advice and Guidance or referral management.
- Specific training in communication skills.
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards
Management Skills
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to work in a team.
- Higher management degree or qualification or training
- Experience of change management
Personal Skills/Qualities
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems
Teaching, Audit & Research
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- Original Research Publications
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Practical Requirements
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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