Locum Consultant Paediatrician Safeguarding and Child Death
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull, HU3 2JZ
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
The post holder will be appointed as a Consultant Paediatrician with primary responsibility for providing senior clinical leadership and supervision w...
This post comprises 8 Programmed Activities (PAs)
1PA Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) is allocated, covering professional development, teaching, audit, and governance.
An indicative job plan will be provided; however, this may evolve in line with organisational vision, service development, and population needs.
The timetable can be flexible and may be adapted to reflect the appointee's special interests and expertise, subject to service requirements and future funding availability.
The job plan will be formally reviewed six months after appointment to ensure that the allocation of PAs appropriately reflects the responsibilities of the post.
There is an intention for this role to evolve with service development with potential amendments to the job plan in the future.
The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including the training and supervision of junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
Participation in educational supervision and clinical supervision of trainees is expected, subject to appropriate accreditation .
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.
Professional Registration
Essential
- On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
- Valid BLS Training
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Desirable
- Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid APLS certificate
- Valid level3 safeguarding training
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute paediatric medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Be clinically active in the field of safeguarding/child protection, as part of their clinical commitments
- Previous experience of multiagency child death review processes
Desirable
- Complex safeguarding Ambulatory care training Knowledge of advance safeguarding - having completed level 4 training as a minimum and be willing to work towards level 5
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- In-depth understanding of RCPCH guidelines: Sudden unexpected death in infancy and child-hood (2016)
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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