Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine based at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The post is substantive and comprises 8 PAs, with flexible arrangements to meet service needs.

You will lead and develop family-centred palliative care across hospital, community and networks, delivering advanced symptom management, end-of-life care and bereavement support for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Completion of National Grid training scheme in Paediatric Palliative Medicine or equivalent.
• Involvement in clinical audit.
• Managerial experience at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist paediatric palliative medicine across Birmingham and West Midlands.
• Provide expert symptom management and advance care planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hospital, community and networks.
• Undertake community-based clinical activity and support professionals.
• Contribute to regional paediatric palliative care services and networks.
• Participate in teaching, governance, audit and service development.
• Support education and development of medical, nursing and allied staff.
• Promote research and innovation within paediatric palliative care where appropriate.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Self-motivation/initiative

BLs training

APLS training

Evidence-based care

Teaching/supervision

Education

Research training / publications / collaborations

Job description

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Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Palliative Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant Hours Part time - 8 sessions per week Job ref 284-8276035-BC-KF-26

Site Birmingham Childrens Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 N/A Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Paediatric Palliative Care Team at BWC. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine to contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of specialist palliative care services for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, family-centred care to children with both malignant and non-malignant conditions. Working across hospital, community and network settings, the post holder will play a key role in supporting children, young people and their families from diagnosis onwards, including complex symptom management, advance care planning, end of life care and bereavement support.

This is a substantive Consultant post, expected to comprise 8PAs, with flexibility to meet clinical service requirements.

Based at Birmingham Children's Hospital, a leading national tertiary and quaternary paediatric centre, the successful applicant will work alongside the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the wider Palliative Care and Bereavement Team. The service supports an increasing number of children and young people with complex medical needs, working closely with specialist teams across the Trust and partner organisations throughout the region.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Deliver specialist paediatric palliative medicine to children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
• Provide expert clinical leadership in symptom management, advance care planning, complex decision making and end of life care.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across secondary, tertiary and quaternary paediatric services.
• Undertake community-based clinical activity and support healthcare professionals across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of regional paediatric palliative care services and clinical networks.
• Participate in teaching, training, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activities.
• Support the education and development of medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues.

Promote research and innovation within paediatric palliative care where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Job description and Service Specification for a full breakdown of roles and expectations prior to applying for the role.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact;

Dr Yifan Liang, Clinical lead in Paediatric palliative medicine or Dr Christine Mott Consultant in PPM (0121 333 9999) BWCH

Person specification

SKILLS / ABILITIES

• Advanced communication skills training
• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary setting
• Ability to work on own initiative in a pressurised environment.
• Valid BLS training
• Valid APLS training
• Understand and deliver evidence-based care
• Supervision / teaching / support skills for Junior team members

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Research training / publications / collaborations

EXPERIENCE

• Can demonstrate significant clinical experience in the field of Paediatric Palliative Medicine along with experience at a senior level in leading and developing services with a Health Care setting
• Completion of National Grid training scheme in Paediatric Palliative Medicine or equivalent
• Involvement in clinical audit
• Teaching to all grades of multidisciplinary professionals
• Managerial experience at a senior level

OTHER

• Evidence of service development / improvement
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
• Managerial experience at a senior level

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.