Locum Consultant Paediatrician: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the specialist Paediatric Palliative Care Teamand play a key role in the development of paediatric palliative and end-of-life care services across Birmingham and the West Midlands. The post combines direct clinical care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions with the opportunity to support service development across the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) footprint.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team of consultants, specialist nurses and family support staff, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality symptom management, advance care planning and holistic family-centred care across hospital and community settings.

This is a 5 PA locum consultant post offering a unique opportunity for an established paediatrician with an interest in palliative care to further develop specialist knowledge and skills within an accredited training centre. Depending on experience, there may be opportunities to work towards paediatric palliative medicine SPIN competencies under consultant supervision.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise and demonstrate the skills and experience required to work at consultant level within paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a specialist paediatric palliative care service for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions across Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the wider West Midlands. Working alongside the existing consultant and specialist nursing team, the post holder will support children with malignant and non-malignant conditions across both hospital and community settings with particular emphasis on the STW footprint.

The work will be in conjunction with and under the supervision of the existing Consultant body. The post-holder will deliver symptom management, advance care planning and end-of-life care, whilst working closely with multidisciplinary teams, community services, hospices and other partner organisations. The post will ideally suit someone with experience of palliative care and children with severe neuro-disability and complexity. The post holder will also contribute to service development, education and the ongoing delivery of high-quality specialist paediatric palliative care across the region.

More information included within the JD.

Person Specification

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
  • Inclusion on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview or CCT holder in Anaesthesia. Or evidence of a CESR application in progress

Desirable

  • Diploma or higher degree in associated paediatric practice

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

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Involvement in clinical audit

Desirable

  • Managerial experience at a senior level

OTHER

Essential

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

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: 27 November 2026

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