Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 370-NEOCONS-1572
- Employer
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/08/2025
Employer heading
Neonatal Consultant Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a full-time Resident Neonatal Consultant Paediatrician with subspecialty interest in CYP diabetes and allergy (10 PAs per week). This is a DGH general substantive paediatric consultant job requiring UK Neonatal Unit level experience (Local Neonatal Unit or Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the current consultant team to provide general paediatric and neonatal services for the children and young people of Warrington and Halton. This consultant post is a hybrid role covering resident neonatal middle grade cover. The postholder will need to have a subspeciality interest in paediatric diabetes to support the CYP diabetes service. An additional special interest such as allergy is welcome. You will join a welcoming team committed to excellence, collaboration and innovation.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC, hold MRCPCH or MRCP (Paediatrics) and are on or within six months of entry onto the Specialist Register. They must have suitable qualifications and experience.
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the CBU Manager and Clinical Director, with final agreement by the Deputy Medical Director.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Inclusion on the specialist register for general paediatrics / admission to register within six months.
- MRCPCH or MRCP (Paediatrics) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- A higher qualification e.g. MSc, MD , DNB
Training
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory completion of CCT training or equivalent
- CESR in general paediatrics and neonatology as recognised by the RCPCH.
- Experience and training in child protection (Level 3)
- Up to date APLS, NLS and child protection training
- 6 months of UK Paediatric Diabetes/Endocrine service experience
Desirable criteria
- SPIN in diabetes
- Tertiary or secondary level experience in allergy
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Practical experience in the management of general paediatrics including child protection and neonatal medicine.
- Appropriate competencies and skills in Paediatric diabetes and allergy
- Minimum 6 months experience working in neonatal unit at a UK Tertiary Hospital
Desirable criteria
- A research interest in area of special expertise.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship.
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of audit. Evidence of audit undertaken during general and higher professional training.
Management
Essential criteria
- Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
- Attendance at management meetings e.g. Department of Child Health
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Satish Hulikere
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Women's & Children's
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 662213
- Additional information
For more information, please contact Dr Satish Hulikere, Clinical Director Women’s and Children’s Health clinical business unit via Lauren Whelan (secretary) on 01925 662213.
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