Job overview

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine to join our passionate and committed Paediatric Palliative Care and Bereavement Support Team. Applications are invited for a less than full time (0.8WTE) Consultant post in Paediatric Palliative Medicine to commence from September 2025.

 

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust employs 13,000 staff over 100 different clinical services across ten different sites. We provide general medical and emergency services to the local population of Weston, Central and South Bristol, and a broad range of specialist services across a region that extends from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, into South Wales and beyond.

 

The Paediatric Palliative Care and Bereavement Support team sits within the division of Women’s and Children’s Services, and delivers patient and family centred care for babies, children and young people with life limiting illness. We work across the division with patients under the care of both the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (the tertiary centre for the South-West region and local hospital for children in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire), and St. Michael’s Hospital, supporting the delivery of paediatric palliative care within the NICU and antenatally when a life-limiting diagnosis is made in pregnancy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a strong local partnership of statutory and charitable providers in supporting babies, children & young people and their families with life-limiting & life-threatening illness from diagnosis through to bereavement across Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The post holder will be based at the UHBW hospitals but will work closely with local partners to deliver seamless patient and family centred care. In BNSSG, there is a well-established relationship between UHBW, Charlton Farm Children’s Hospice and other community partners, with several members of the palliative care teams working across settings. All providers contribute to support for patients and families as they move between settings to ensure their needs are met as effectively as possible.

It is possible that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to join the out of hours paediatric palliative medicine rota advising on the care of BCYP at Charlton Farm Children’s Hospice. (Please note this element of the role does not form part of the NHS contract.)

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.