Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Paediatric Palliative Care Team at BWC. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine to contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of specialist palliative care services for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, family-centred care to children with both malignant and non-malignant conditions. Working across hospital, community and network settings, the post holder will play a key role in supporting children, young people and their families from diagnosis onwards, including complex symptom management, advance care planning, end of life care and bereavement support.

This is a substantive Consultant post, expected to comprise 8PAs, with flexibility to meet clinical service requirements.

Based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, a leading national tertiary and quaternary paediatric centre, the successful applicant will work alongside the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the wider Palliative Care and Bereavement Team. The service supports an increasing number of children and young people with complex medical needs, working closely with specialist teams across the Trust and partner organisations throughout the region.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

  • Deliver specialist paediatric palliative medicine to children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Provide expert clinical leadership in symptom management, advance care planning, complex decision making and end of life care.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across secondary, tertiary and quaternary paediatric services.
  • Undertake community-based clinical activity and support healthcare professionals across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of regional paediatric palliative care services and clinical networks.
  • Participate in teaching, training, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activities.
  • Support the education and development of medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues.

Promote research and innovation within paediatric palliative care where appropriate.

Person Specification

SKILLS / ABILITIES

Essential

  • Basic Computer skills
  • Excellent oral & written communication skills
  • Advanced communication skills training
  • Ability to work with a multidisciplinary setting
  • Leadership skills
  • Excellent interpersonal & negotiating skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative in a pressurised environment.
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
  • Valid BLS training

Desirable

  • Valid APLS training
  • Understand and deliver evidence-based care
  • Presentation skills
  • Supervision / teaching / support skills for Junior team members

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC Registration and License to practice within the UK
  • MRCPCH or equivalent
  • On specialist register for Paediatric Palliative Medicine (CCT/Portfolio pathway (formerly CESR) or within 6 months of completion of higher specialist training). Portfolio pathway candidates must be on Specialist register at the point of application. Must demonstrate equivalent experience and skills within the arena of paediatric palliative medicine
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • Research training / publications / collaborations

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Can demonstrate significant clinical experience in the field of Paediatric Palliative Medicine along with experience at a senior level in leading and developing services with a Health Care setting
  • Completion of National Grid training scheme in Paediatric Palliative Medicine or equivalent
  • Involvement in clinical audit
  • Teaching to all grades of multidisciplinary professionals

Desirable

  • Managerial experience at a senior level

OTHER

Essential

  • Evidence of service development / improvement
  • Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

Desirable

  • Managerial experience at a senior level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 October 2026

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