Paediatric Consultant: Sponsorship Available

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has an exciting opportunity within the Children’s Hospital Unit to appoint a Paediatric Consultant (5PAs).

The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of paediatrics and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to paediatric medicine

The post includes 8 full attending weeks per year with daily ward round for the paediatric inpatients in CHDU and Coxen ward. Attending weeks run Wednesday to Wednesday and there is an MDT handover meeting on Wednesday. Attending weeks can be split in accordance with the needs of the individual and service.

You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold a full License to Practise and be on the specialist register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of paediatrics and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to paediatric medicine.

The post includes 8 full attending weeks per year with daily ward round for the paediatric inpatients in CHDU and Coxen ward. Attending weeks run Wednesday to Wednesday and there is an MDT handover meeting on Wednesday.

The consultant is expected to provide further on site paediatric input until 5 pm (weekdays) and 1pm (weekends). Ward cover is provided by the attending consultant paediatrician off site from 5pm to 8am (weekdays) and off site from 1pm-9am (on weekends).

The post holder will be expected to take a lead role in the care of postoperative patients on the children’s ward.

There is specific time allocated within this role for supporting the pre-assessment of children with complex neuromuscular conditions for spinal deformity correction.

The post holder will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department, including cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.

Person Specification

Education, qualification and training

Essential

  • MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
  • Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT/CESR/CESR-CP – proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview.
  • APLS in date
  • Level 3 safeguarding training

Desirable

  • Evidence of training with regards to teaching health professionals

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of working effectively within a multi-specialist inter-disciplinary team environment

Desirable

  • Experience of preparing medically complex patients for surgery
  • Interest in Respiratory/Neurodisability medicine

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in UK Health system

Desirable

  • Experience of acute postoperative care.

Audit and Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

  • Demonstration of an understanding of clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Evidence of having undertaken audits which have changed clinical practice.

Managerial

Essential

  • Demonstration of an understanding of NHS management structure.

Desirable

  • Evidence of attendance on managerial course(s),

Communication and personal skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate with and motivate colleagues, medical and non-medical.
  • Evidence of being a good communicator.
  • Demonstrates professionalism in attitude and application. Good Team worker.

Desirable

  • Evidence of ability to lead and motivate a team

People

Essential

  • Able to integrate within the Paediatric Unit and compliments the existing skills/ interests of the Paediatric Directorate.

Circumstances

Essential

  • Willing to reside within 30 minutes’ drive of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital when on-call.

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: 23 August 2026

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