Applications are invited for the post of Consultant General Paediatrician at the Whittington Health NHS Trust.We are looking for a general paediatrician who is confident in managing the general paediatric in-patient ward (including high dependency unit) and experienced in running out patient clinics. There is a need to develop a shared care service in paediatric gastroenterology with Great Ormond Street hospital; with some flexibility within the team to develop other interests as well.A strong commitment from the appointee to the department and involvement with activities such as teaching, audit, appraisal and assessment, clinical governance and development of guidelines is expected.We offer you the opportunity to work in a friendly and cohesive department providing high-quality services. There is a strong focus on multidisciplinary teaching, and we have a consistently excellent training reputation.We welcome enquiries from applicants on the specialist register and from trainees who are within six months of CCT and General Paediatric CCT holders with appropriate neonatal experience.Interview date: 10th June 2026Please note that as per our Trust processes you will be expected to make yourself available to attend a face to face interview if successfully short listed for this post.Main duties of the jobPlease see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Job responsibilitiesThe timetable comprises 7 programmed Activities (PAs). This will comprise of 5.25PA DCC and 1.75PA SPA (of which 1.5PA mandatory and 0.25PA educational supervision for one trainee).Job plans are annualized. The timetable in the job description is thus only a framework. The actual number of clinics per week can be variable. The total number per year is calculated as part of the job planning process once acute PAs and SPA time is accounted for. Job planning is a transparent process and done as a department. The days of the week the appointee will work may be negotiated depending on their needs and those of the departmentSPA includes Educational Supervision and participation in the PG teaching programme.Attending WeeksThe weekend and weekday on-call commitment will be a 1 in 11 for general paediatrics. The post holder will be expected to be on site until 9pm on a weekday on-call with the remainder of the on-call being non-resident with attendance as required for emergencies. The weekends are split, with one consultant on site between 9am -5pm and a second consultant on site between 4.30pm and 9pm and then on call from home from 9pm until 9am the following morning.The post holder will be attending 1 in 11 weeks and undertake outpatient and supporting professional activities in the non-attending weeks.Attending consultant has the following commitments during the attending week:Responsibility for all admissions to Ifor wardResponsibility for leading all daily morning handoversResponsibility for conducting or supervising middle grades in conducting daily ward rounds, on-going management of all children and young people on Ifor ward, bedside teaching of all trainees in general paediatrics and for communicating with parents of children on Ifor wardResponsibility for all acute admissions to the paediatric ambulatory care unit.Note: All clinics are cancelled during attending weeks.Please see the attached job description for full details and a copy of the sample timetable.Person SpecificationQualificationsFull GMC RegistrationEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) -Portfolio pathway (applicants must be on the Specialist register at the time of applying) -European Community RightsMRCPCH or equivalentSPIN in paediatric gastroenterologySpecial interestValid APLS / EPLS and NLSConsultant experience working in NHSWider experience, research, and training, in providing a subspecialty serviceKnowledge and skillsWilling to work unsupervised and make decisionsDemonstrated ability to manage time effectivelyMeets the requirements of the GMC's 'Good Medical Practice'Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etcTeachingExperience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of all grades of students and staff.Training in clinical and educational supervisionInstructor status for life support courses (APLS, EPLS or NLS)Attendance at a teaching course for example 'Training the Trainers' certificationExperience as a clinical or educational supervisorResearchExperience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes.Publications/PresentationsResearch DegreeCommunicationManagement abilityKnowledge of the management and structure of the NHSUnderstanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvementEvidence of leadership attributes and experienceEvidence of motivational skillsExperience in responding to complaints and investigating serious incidentsFlexible thinkingAbility to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staffAbility to manage high pressure situations eg clinical crisisAuditEvidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practiceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.£109,725 to £145,478 per annum (pro rata for part-time) #J-18808-Ljbffr