Consultant Paediatrician with Ambulatory and Critical Care: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Shape the future of acute paediatric care in one of the UK’s most beautiful regions.

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Ambulatory and Critical Care to join our dedicated Acute Paediatric Team at Withybush Hospital. This is a rewarding role for a motivated clinician looking to combine excellent clinical practice with leadership, service development, teaching and research.

As a substantive Consultant within Hywel Dda University Health Board, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care for children and young people across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory and critical care services. You will serve as the Named Lead for Paediatric Ambulatory and Critical Care across all Health Board sites, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to shape and develop services that meet the needs of our population now and in the future.This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact, contributing senior clinical leadership to the ongoing development and modernisation of Acute and Emergency Paediatric Medicine. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will have opportunities to support research, quality improvement, teaching and training, helping to develop the next generation of healthcare professionals while advancing paediatric services across the region.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Ambulatory and Critical Care, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care for children and young people across Hywel Dda University Health Board. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients requiring acute, ambulatory and critical care services, ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered.

You will play a leading role in the development of paediatric ambulatory and critical care services across the Health Board, helping to shape and enhance pathways of care that improve outcomes and experience for children, young people and their families. As the Named Lead for Paediatric Ambulatory and Critical Care, you will work collaboratively with colleagues across specialties, organisations and healthcare settings to support innovative and sustainable service delivery.

The successful candidate will provide professional leadership within the Acute Paediatric Service, contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement, service development and the delivery of national and local priorities. You will support a positive and inclusive working environment, working closely with colleagues to maintain high standards of clinical practice and staff wellbeing.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• oFull registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• oOn the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.
• oValid Certified Advanced Life Support.
• oWhere a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice – fellowship or equivalent level experience.
• oMRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• oValid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• oValid BLS Training
• oValid APLS and NLS

Desirable

• oAdditional Higher qualification(s).

Clinical Experience

Essential

• oBroad based experience within the specialty area.
• oAble to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
• oExperience of leading a team.

Desirable

• oPrevious experience working in the UK or NHS.

Teaching

Essential

• oAbility to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
• oEvidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
• oWillingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.

Desirable

• oTeaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

Essential

• oDemonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
• oEvidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
• oEvidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
• oEvidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.

Desirable

• oActive participation in research.

Clinical Governance

Essential

• oUnderstanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
• oParticipation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
• oKnowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.

Desirable

• oKnowledge of risk management.

Safeguarding

Essential

• oDemonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
• oEvidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• oAbility to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
• oAbility to work flexibly.
• oAbility to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
• oUndertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
• oExcellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.

Other

Essential

• oAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner.
• oFlexible approach to the needs of the service.

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Closing Date: 6 December 2026