Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 months (Initially for 3 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 387-WC-2276DF
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
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Job overview
We are seeking to recruit one highly motivated and clinically focussed individual to work as an 8PA Locum Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant with the opportunity to take an additional 2PA working with BrisDoc on the Paediatric Advice Line.
The Trust has both Adult and Paediatric Emergency Departments in the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital. The appointee will be working within the Children’s Emergency Department which is based in Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital.
They will join a consultant team of 19 individuals comprising of a mixture of Paediatricians with subspecialisation in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Consultants with a sub-speciality interest in Emergency Paediatrics.
Applicants should be on the specialist register for Paediatric Medicine with a sub-speciality interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or on the specialist register for Emergency Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Paediatrics, within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in either.
Instructor status in APLS/EPLS/ATLS or equivalent is preferable and in date APLS provider status is essential. Experience of Child Protection Issues and Paediatric transfer/ retrieval and Major trauma is desirable.
General Paediatrics with a sub-specialist interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine* or Emergency medicine with an interest in Paediatrics*.
*Or be able to demonstrate equivalence
Main duties of the job
The Children’s Hospital runs a single front door model supported by an adjacent 8 bedded short stay ward which is overseen by the Paediatric Emergency team. This hospital is a busy inner city teaching hospital, with the Children’s Emergency Department seeing around 50,000 patients in the last year.
The Children’s Emergency Department acts as the receiving clinical area for all children either as a primary attendance or a regional secondary transfer referred to the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre from the trauma units. The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is 1 of 5 standalone designated PMTC and is located within the Severn and Peninsular Trauma Networks.
The Children’s Emergency Department is the designated training site for Paediatric Emergency Medicine in the South West for both paediatric trainees sub-specialising in emergency and Emergency trainees sub-specialising in paediatrics.
An exciting new development with BrisDoc is the provision of same day telephone advice to primary care to avoid admission and to ensure the right care in the right place at the right time. The postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to this new service.
The appointment will initially be for a three month period starting in October 2025.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
Informal enquiries/informal visits are welcomed and may be made to Dr Bianca Cuellar (Clinical lead for the Children’s Emergency Department)
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with GMC.
- Certification of completion of specialist training or be within 6 months of gaining it by the interview date (or equivalent.)
- Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or Royal College for Emergency Medicine.
- Must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register for General Paediatrics with a sub-specialist interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine* or Emergency medicine with an interest in Paediatrics*. *Or be able to demonstrate equivalence
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree eg MSc, PhD, MD.
- Instructor in one or more life support courses (ATLS/EPLS/APLS/ or equivalent).
- Formal Trauma team leader training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant specialty
- Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust’s service strategy
- Experience in Child Protection.
- Experience in Paediatric transfer and retrieval.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge and experience of Paediatric Emergency management.
- Capable of being team leader of a paediatric major trauma team.
- Knowledge of NHS priorities in Emergency Access Targets.
Desirable criteria
- Broad range of IT skills
- Experience in Paediatric sedation.
Clinical Governance and Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
- Positive approach to evidence based practice.
- Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme and, where relevant, evidence of participation
Desirable criteria
- Published audit.
Research
Essential criteria
- Commitment to participate in research throughout the Paediatric Emergency Medicine Service.
- Demonstrable research experience.
Desirable criteria
- Published research.
- History of designing and leading regional or national studies.
- Peer reviewed publications.
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching medical students.
- Experience of supervising trainees
- Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching qualification
Management & Leadership
Essential criteria
- Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it
- Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
- Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
- Ability to practice independently as a consultant
- Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
Desirable criteria
- Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures
- Management experience
Interpersonal, communication and team working skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
- Ability to be a flexible team member
Desirable criteria
- Recognised leadership skills and qualifications
- Has demonstrated ability to well work under pressure and in difficult circumstances.
- To be able to demonstrate team leadership skills and work on own initiative.
Interpersonal, communication and team working skills Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
- Awareness of personal limitations
- Demonstrates the 4 Trust values
- Meets professional health requirements
- Willingness to travel to and work in other sites necessitated by the role
Desirable criteria
- Ability to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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
- Bianca Cuellar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Children’s Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
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