Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 279-MWWTGCONPAEDS-631
- Employer
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Worthing Hospital
- Town
- Worthing
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatrics & Neonatology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This General Paediatric consultant post combines acute general Paediatric, Neonatal and outpatient work.
The post contributes to the resident on call tier 2 and non-resident tier 3 on call cover.
The post-holder will join a department of established consultants contributing to a well-embedded consultant of the week system. The team have a variety of complimentary special interests. There is close integration between the St Richards and Worthing sites through a range of joint educational and governance and following the merger with Brighton increasing cross site integration.
The successful candidate will join a team that has a highly engaged workforce with a strong track record of quality and safety.
Main duties of the job
- Consultant of the week. Monday – Friday, 09:00 -17:00, with a frequency of 1:11 weeks. The Consultant will lead the multidisciplinary team to provide care for General Paediatric inpatients on Bluefin ward, the CYPDU, and on the level 1 Neonatal unit. The Consultant will carry the crash bleep and attend medical emergencies within the Paediatric & Neonatal wards, labour ward and ED as required.
- Resident on Call working. The post holder will work a total of 26 tier 2 resident night shifts per year on week day Monday/Tuesday nights, with the remainder of that week as off days. These shifts are supported by a resident tier 1 doctor and a non-resident consultant on call.
- Undertake General Paediatric outpatient clinics. Face to face clinics run for 3 hours with the remaining hour left for clinic related admin.
- CYPDU support. The post holder will provide senior cover to the children’s assessment unit. This will include providing senior review & decision making. This also provides an opportunity for bedside teaching of junior doctors and medical students. .
On Call Commitment: The post holder will work the equivalent of a 50% FTE slot on the non-resident on call rota. This currently equates to 1:16 for weekdays Monday to Friday and 1:10 for weekends, category A immediate return, and currently attracts 0.8 PA for predictable on call plus 3% on call supplement.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.
Interviews potentially end of May 2026
Person specification
Experience & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Basic medical degree
- • MRCPCH or appropriate specialist qualification
- • Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. • If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Paediatrics or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. • If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Desirable criteria
- • Higher degree
- MSc
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant post registration experience
- • Appropriate acute general paediatric clinical skills
- • Appropriate neonatal clinical skills
- • Child Safeguarding Level 3
- • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) or equivalent • Neonatal Life Support (NLS) or equivalent
- • Understanding of clinical risk management
- • Neonatal Life Support (NLS) or equivalent
- • Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in other related specialties
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation & 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 & Research
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- Research experience
- Publications
- Prizes & Honours
Career Progression
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julia Fozard
- Job title
- Site Lead and Consultant Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01903 205111
- Additional information
- Applicants are invited to visit the hospital or to phone for informal discussion by arrangement with:Dr Julia FozardSite Lead and Consultant PaediatricianDr Emily CharkinClinical Director for PaediatricsEmail: [email protected]
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