Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 356-26-7803857
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 PA PR
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician General Paediatrics Diabetes & Endocrinology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is inviting applications for a Consultant Paediatrician post. This post will provide an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the care of children of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Trust is seeking to a highly motivated individual who can realise the potential of the role and directly influence both service delivery and the future development plans for the Paediatric services locally.
A key driver is to improve the overall patient experience, and this is focused around providing a high quality, safe, responsive and coordinated service within the local and regional health area. The service is therefore looking to appoint an individual who has the vision, drive and commitment to work flexibly and is passionate about caring for children in Hull and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide leadership and support to the paediatric service; delivering outpatient and inpatient care at the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
The post holder will actively participate with the existing team in developing a comprehensive integrated paediatric diabetes and endocrinology service incorporating the Best Practice Tariff (BPT) requirement, Paediatric Diabetes Peer Review standards and national standards relating to transition of care in paediatric diabetes and endocrinology.
The post holder will need to contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the provision of high quality postgraduate experience and teaching to doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in training including Advanced Clinical practitioners and Physician Associates.
The post holder will need to work closely with clinicians and colleagues from neighbouring NHS organisations regarding clinical care which is relevant to this speciality and post-holder.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications and Skills
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MRCPCH or appropriate specialist qualification
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the CCT
- Successful completion of RCPCH SPIN module in diabetes
Desirable criteria
- MD or other post-graduate qualification relevant to this post
- Experience and/or qualification in Research
Clinical Experience and effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both elective and emergency within speciality
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Experience of audit / clinical outcomes
- Understanding of performance measures
- Ability to manage all the typical cases seen in a secondary care diabetes and endocrine service.
- Ability to independently perform and interpret complex endocrinology investigations
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate experience of managing paediatric endocrinology cases in secondary care setting.
- Extensive experience in managing paediatric diabetes, including modern technologies.
- Experience in managing complex child protection cases
Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skills in research techniques
Desirable criteria
- Published research
Teaching and Training Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Ability and willingness to teach clinical and operative skills
- Ability and willingness to teach in clinical and non clinical settings
Management and administrative experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of service.
- Ability to organise and manage own workload and that of the associated team.
- Ability to manage and lead a team.
- Good leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management and administration experience
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
Desirable criteria
- Formal management training Be able to demonstrate leadership experience
- Experience of clinical management, developing and motivating staff
- Knowledge of finance and budgets
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
- Kavitha Tharian
- Job title
- Clinical Lead / Consultant Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 468200
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