Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 7.5 pa's
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (As per JD)
- Job ref
- 343-CON-260
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/07/2025
Employer heading

Consultant General Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
This role is for a General Paediatrician with additional role providing leadership for level 1 NNU (SCBU).
The appointee will join the 1:8-10* week consultant of the week, this attending system includes clinical leadership for acute paediatric/neonatal patients admitted to paediatric ward and SCBU via A&E and Labour Ward.
Out of hours the on-call work provides cover for acute paediatric/neonatal patients admitted to paediatric ward and SCBU, via A&E and Labour Ward, and is shared between all the acute consultants on a 1:8-10* rota.
The post-holder will provide managerial leadership for the level 1 NNU (SCBU). This will include engagement with allied health professionals on site, collaborative working with level 2 NNU at St Helier and the wider Neonatal Network. Key area’s including clinical governance, risk and service development, plus teaching including the neonatal simulation programme.
AAC Interview Date: 11th July 2025
Main duties of the job
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
1 To at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
2 To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3 To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4 To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5 On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6 To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7 To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
1 To at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
2 To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3 To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4 To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5 On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6 To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7 To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric experience at Consultant Level
Out of hours
Essential criteria
- Experience of being on-call
Desirable criteria
- Experience of SCBU
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
- Kirsty Watts
- Job title
- Clinical Lead/Consultant Paediatrician Epsom
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 3000
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