Consultant Paediatrician: Sponsorship Available

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust seeks to appoint a substantive Consultant Paediatrician to join the Department of Paediatrics at Manor Hospital. The post will support the delivery and development of acute and general paediatric services, including the Paediatric Assessment Unit, inpatient ward and outpatient services. The successful candidate will participate in the Consultant of the Week and on-call rota and will contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching, training and multidisciplinary working. Applicants with a subspecialty interest that complements existing departmental services are encouraged to apply. Interviews – 26th November 2026.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide consultant-led care for children and young people across acute and general paediatric services, including the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU), inpatient ward, day-case unit and outpatient clinics.

  • Participate in the Paediatric Consultant of the Week (PCOW) model and the general paediatric Tier 3 on-call rota, ensuring safe, high-quality care for children and young people.

  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, primary care, community services, emergency medicine and tertiary centres to deliver integrated paediatric care.

  • Contribute to the development of acute paediatric pathways, service improvement initiatives and innovative models of care to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

  • Support the teaching, training and supervision of resident doctors, medical students, physician associates and advanced practitioners.

  • Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, appraisal and revalidation activities to maintain high standards of clinical practice.

  • Provide senior clinical leadership within the department and contribute to safeguarding services for children and young people.

  • Develop and deliver a specialist interest that complements existing departmental services and supports the ongoing development of paediatric care within the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent degree
  • MRCPCH or equivalent
  • Relevant GMC Specialist Registration: CCT or CESR or in final stages of application
  • APLS/EPALS or equivalent provider status
  • Children Safeguarding Level 3 Training

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of general Paediatric knowledge and experience at middle grade level or higher
  • Experience of leading children’s safeguarding process

Desirable

  • Special interest complementing the current service

Personal attributes

Essential

  • Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues in all disciplines
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional team basis with all levels of staff
  • Enthusiasm and proven record of teaching doctors and nurses
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
  • Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures

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: 29 October 2026

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