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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent: No oncall supplement
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
10 sessions per week (2 x 10 PA post, 4x 8 PA post)
Job ref
391-RFL-7672739
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hampstead
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum plus London weighting (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant in General Paediatrics and Neonates

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

CONSULTANTS IN GENERAL AND NEONATAL PAEDIATRIC

2 x 10 PA posts and 4x 8 PA posts (52 PA's in total)

Based at Royal Free Hampstead site

Permanent Posts

Interview dates are Friday 27th February p.m. and Monday 2nd March

 

Main duties of the job

We invite applications for posts in general paediatrics with a neonatal interest.  The post holders will be part of the daytime general paediatric team, covering the Emergency Department and ambulatory service.  They will provide general paediatric outpatient clinics and paediatric subspeciality clinics, depending on their interests.  In addition to general paediatrics, these posts support our neonatal service.  The postholders will undertake attending weeks on the level 1 neonatal unit and will join a 1:8 neonatal consultant on-call-from-home rota at the Royal Free Hospital site. It is necessary for the post holder to have Level 2/3 Neonatal experience and to be confident in managing neonatal emergencies. There is a consultant resident on site 24 hours and the postholders will be on call from home for the neonatal unit. There is an additional general paediatric consultant on call from home to support the paediatric service.  There is currently no resident night component to this post, but this will change, following the service reconfigurations recommended by the Start well board. This will see the neonatal unit close over the next few years. 

Working for our organisation

A full time 10PA post will comprise 8 DCC and 2 SPA (pro rata for LTFT).   The rota is annualised to allow for more flexibility and better work/life balance.

 Proposed Job Plan:

All the consultant paediatricians at the Royal Free site work on an annualised rota. The work patterns for these posts include duties in the Paediatric Emergency Department, ambulatory shifts, outpatient clinics and Neonatal consultant of the week. The out of hours cover comprises twilight shifts to 10pm and 1:8 on call from home for the neonatal unit.  Each activity has a PA tariff attached e.g., an outpatient clinic provides 1.25 PAs. Taking study leave, annual leave, Bank Holidays & Trust Statutory days into account, a 10 PA post would be expected to work a 42-week year. i.e., provide 420 PA’s.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants will need to have full registration with the GMC and in possession of a CCT in Paediatrics (or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving CCT, on the date of interview.

For further information, please contact Dr Ellie Bond – Service Lead for Neonates at the Royal Free Hospital via email: [email protected]  or Dr Susie Gabbie – Service Lead for General Paediatrics Royal Free Hospital via e-mail: [email protected]

Person specification

Education/Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • On the specialist register of the General Medical Council (GMC) for Paediatrics
  • • Registered with the GMC and within 6 months of being accepted for the specialist register for paediatrics
  • • APLS/NLS provider

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Previous consultant level experience
  • • Wide range of paediatric experience including neonatology in a level 2 or 3 centre at middle grade or above
  • • Demonstrable knowledge of the environment in which the service needs to be delivered
  • • Competence in paediatric & Neonatal procedures
  • • Experience in Children’s safeguarding.

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Eleanor Bond
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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