Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: LED Trust Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (For asap start)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (additional out of hours component)
- Job ref
- MW014-PAEDS-ST4+RACH (LED)
- Employer
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
LED Doctor Grade ST4+ Equivalent in Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: LED Trust Doctor
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join a growing team in a modern, stand-alone Children’s Hospital by the sea in the South East of England.
Working as part of a busy and vibrant team, you will be a part of providing excellent day to day care of patients rostered to on the Paediatric Wards and in Children’s Emergency Department and in Children Critical care.
Main duties of the job
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Provide consistently excellent care in the paediatric emergency department, and wards.
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To work collaboratively with our teams and other specialties
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To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for safeguarding children and young people is honoured effectively
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To ensure our personal and organisational responsibility for the delivery of safe and high quality services for children, responsive to the needs of them and their families, is honoured effectively
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To contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.
Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full-time including participation in a full shift rota system working across the Paediatric Wards, the Children’s Emergency Department and Paediatric Critical Care (level 2).
Successful applicants will work on the middle grade registrar-level rota, in a combination of day shifts, long days, night shifts and weekends as part of a full-time European Working Time Directive compliant rota. Less than full time working applications would also be considered. Applicants are required to have post-registration experience of working in the NHS.
The clinical duties of the post include the day-to-day care of the patients at RACH.
This role will be located at RACH and will involve covering depending on the rota any of the clinical areas
There will numerous opportunities to attend the hospital teaching programme. You will also be expected to help teach our medical students.
Person specification
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Basic medical degree
- • Postgraduate qualification or appropriate specialist qualification (MRCPCH membership)
- • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Details of any additional qualifications, accreditation and courses
- • Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable criteria
- • Details of experience in other related specialties at ST1 – 4 equivalent Level
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- • IT skills
- • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential criteria
- • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable criteria
- • Recognised teaching qualification
Academic and Research
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- • Research experience
- • Publications
- • Prizes and honours
Career Progression
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
- • Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- • Not have previously relinquished or been released/removed from a training programme, except under exceptional circumstances
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Catherine Bevan
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273656955
- Additional information
Applicants are invited to visit the hospital or to phone for informal discussion by arrangement with:
Dr Catherine Bevan [email protected]
Divisional PA Emilie Linnard [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
BN11 2DH
- Telephone
- 01903 205111 ext 85122
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