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Job summary

Main area
General Paediatrics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA)
Job ref
411-MED-25-7344380
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per anum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
10/09/2025

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant General Paediatrician

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE THE PROPSED INTERVIEW DATE WILL BE 10th SEPTEMBER 2025

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant in General Paediatrics / PAU to join our expanding acute and urgent care team. These are new substantive posts designed to support our evolving Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) model, which is transforming how children receive urgent care across the region.

Alder Hey is a major teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre serving children across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, Shropshire, and North Wales. With over 70,000 emergency attendances annually and a wide range of paediatric subspecialties on-site, we are proud to deliver world-class care in a purpose-built, child-friendly environment.

 

Main duties of the job

Our newly built PAU department is set to open in late 2025, offering direct urgent referrals from primary care and community teams, bypassing the Emergency Department. The unit provides rapid assessment, treatment, and discharge within a 12-hour window, aiming to reduce inpatient admissions and improve patient flow.

We are looking for a consultant who is passionate about acute paediatrics, committed to innovation, and eager to contribute to service development. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team and play a key role in clinical decision-making, referral management, patient flow, and leadership.

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Provide expert clinical care and decision-making for acutely unwell children
  • Lead and supervise the PAU clinical team
  • Coordinate referral pathways and liaise with primary/community care
  • Support quality improvement, clinical governance, and service innovation
  • Participate in teaching, research, and development initiatives
  • Contribute to the General Paediatric on-call rota and outpatient clinics

Please see attached Job Description for further detail. 

(Job Description pending RCPCH approval)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCPCH by examination of equivalent
  • Full GMC Registration
  • GMC Specialist Register or within 6 month of CCT at time of scheduled interview
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Degree e.g MSC, MD, PhD in Paediatrics

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on -call commitments and travel requirements

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Valid BLS Training
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
  • Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in NHS
  • Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable.)
  • Valid APLS or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
  • Good communication skills, including communicating bad news
  • Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
  • Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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
Anna Hyatt
Job title
Speciality Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Dr Olumoyin Awogbemi – Consultant Paediatrician (Clinical Lead)
📩 [email protected]
Dr Tom Whitby – Consultant Paediatrician (Clinical Lead)
📩 [email protected]

 

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