Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (SPIN consultant)
- Hours
- Part time - 5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 284-7271383-BC-KF-25
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum SPIN Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a post which will join the palliative care team at BWCH serve children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the West Midlands area.
About the post: This is a fixed term opportunity of 24 months. This post is designed as a 5 PA post and will need flexibility depending on clinical need. The post is funded directly from charitable sources thanks to the collaboration between the NHS Foundation Trust and Molly Olly’s Wishes Charity.
In BWCH, the successful candidate will deliver paediatric palliative medicine to the increasing numbers of children with life-limiting conditions cared for by the wide variety of specialist teams delivering secondary, tertiary and quaternary services. The post-holder will work with the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the team of Palliative and Bereavement care nurses delivering palliative care within BWCH to children with malignant and non-malignant diagnoses. The post will include the need to deliver palliative reviews in the community across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, supporting local healthcare teams. The appointee will help provide leadership in the provision of specialist paediatric palliative care across the region.
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attaining Specialist Registration at the time of interview. The proposed date for interview is 22 July 2025 with a potential start date of 3 Sept 2025.
Main duties of the job
In BWCH, the successful candidate will deliver paediatric palliative medicine to the increasing numbers of children with life-limiting conditions cared for by the wide variety of specialist teams delivering secondary, tertiary and quaternary services. The post-holder will work with the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the team of Palliative and Bereavement care nurses delivering palliative care within BWCH to children with malignant and non-malignant diagnoses. The post will include the need to deliver palliative reviews in the community across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, supporting local healthcare teams. It is expected that the appointee will help provide leadership in the provision of specialist paediatric palliative care across the region.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job description and Service Specification for a full breakdown of roles and expectations prior to applying for the role.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact;
Dr Yifan Liang, Clinical lead in Paediatric palliative medicine or Dr Christine Mott Consultant in PPM (0121 333 9999) BWCH
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration and License to practice within the UK
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- On specialist register for Paediatrics (CCT/CESR or within 6 months of completion of higher specialist training)
- Special Interest (SPIN) accreditation in PPM from RCPCH or can demonstrate an equivalent experience and skills within the arena of paediatric palliative medicine
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- Research training / publications
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Yifan Liang / Dr Christine Mott
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9999
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