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Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Cardiology

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Scunthorpe, DN15 7BHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

22 October 2026

22 days left

Job description

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity and neonatal services across its two main acute sites: Scunthorpe General Hosp...

As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's Patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -

To ensure the provision of a high standard clinical service.

To provide effective leadership to the junior doctors and medical students

To undertake all work in accordance to the Trust's procedures and operating policies

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's operational group service plans.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent, MRCPCH by examination or appropriate specialist qualification
  • Full GMC registration and license to practice
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of receipt of Certification of Completion Training (CCT) at time of interview
  • Successful completion of RCPCH SPIN Module in cardiology or equivalent specialist experience

Desirable: - MD or other post-graduate qualification relevant to this post; - Certification in Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography (EACVI)

Eligibility

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
  • Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on Specialist Register at the point of application

Speciality specific skills related to post

Essential

  • Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician with wide experience in General and Neonatal paediatrics. Experience in Safeguarding children. Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service. Able to support colleagues in constructively challenging other professionals, when appropriate, in the best interests of children Able to participate in organization training need analysis, and to teach and educate health service professional and multi-agency partners as part of a team Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.

Knowledge and Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of paediatric conditions
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Ability to prioritise and organise work effectively
  • Willingness to participate in and lead on multi-disciplinary teams, balancing departmental and personal objectives

Language and Communication Skills

Essential

  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
  • Demonstrate clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
  • Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives
  • Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on patients, practice shared decision making

Desirable: - Patient survey feedback and reflections

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

24 September 2026

Last checked

28 September 2026

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About the employer

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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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