Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 390-MR-WAC-7416
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff on sea
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Consultant with SI in Cardiology
Consultant
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
There is one post for a consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Cardiology coming up to join the existing team.
You should be able to provide acute Paediatric emergency and ambulatory care and provide Consultant of the week cover on Paediatrics, Neonates and the Paediatrics Assessment unit as well as take on-call in both acute Paediatrics and neonatology.
Outpatient activities provide an opportunity to further develop special interest, and it is expected that the new Consultant will individually and within teams provide services in the above specialities.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for one WTE Consultant Paediatrician to join the department. The post will be based primarily in the Paediatric Department at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with responsibilities across the Trust.
There is an expectation that the post holders will have an interest, or experience, in Cardiology. If the successful candidates do not have the relevant experience, they will be supported to develop this role, which will be included in their job plan.
The posts will complement a team of 14 consultants to provide attending and on-call services for General Paediatrics and Level 1 Neonatal Unit.
On call: With this post the on-call commitments will become 1 in 14.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Weekly Timetable:
The changing nature of the contracting process makes it essential that all consultants have a flexible approach to working arrangements which may include innovative working patterns, including 7-day working in the future. The job plan will be reviewed at regular intervals following the initial appointment.
The job plan (for a full-time contract) will consist of the following (provisional timetable below):
- Direct Clinical Care: 8.5 PAs on average per week
(Includes clinical activity, clinical related administrative activity, predictable and unpredictable work)
- Supporting Professional Activities: 1.5 PAs on average per week
(Includes CPD, audit, teaching and research)
- Additional payment for on call will be calculated once job plan is finalised.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent professional qualification
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree, e.g. MSc, MD,PhD in Paediatrics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent team player and the ability to work with staff at all levels - evidenced in supporting information
- Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership
- Ability to manage and lead department
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in general paediatrics and neonatal intensive care in the UK
- Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid Basic Life Support (BLS)
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest in Cardiology
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
- Manal Hamed
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Paediatrics Southend
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 435 555
- Additional information
Extn: 8376
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