Consultant In Paediatric Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust invites applications for a Consultant in Paediatric Surgery to lead a comprehensive paediatric surgical service in east London. The role covers neonatal and general paediatric surgery, trauma care, and outpatient clinics, with opportunities for teaching and professional development.

The post emphasises collaboration with adult trauma teams, prenatal counselling, and outreach work at partner hospitals. A London weighting is included in the quoted salary.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, consultant-led paediatric surgery service.
• Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics.
• Manage paediatric trauma admissions and lead Trauma MDTs with other teams.
• Undertake outreach work at partner hospitals and participate in teaching and governance.

Job description

Consultant In Paediatric Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust

You will manage an acute neonatal and general paediatric surgical take, including a substantial volume of paediatric trauma, and lead Trauma MDTs alongside adult trauma, anaesthetic and specialist colleagues. You will bring competence in upper GI surgery (including cholecystectomy, splenectomy and IBD surgery) and minimal access surgery, and contribute to prenatal counselling for foetal abnormality.

The job plan includes operating lists, outpatient clinics, outreach clinics at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Romford, and a 1:6 on-call commitment. You will also play an active part in teaching, training and clinical governance, supporting junior doctors, specialist trainees and medical students.

The post-holder will:

Clinical duties

-Provide a high-quality, accessible consultant-led service in paediatric surgery, in line with our WeCare values

-Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics, including new and follow-up cases, and provide training to junior doctors and teaching to medical students during these sessions

-Manage paediatric trauma admissions and lead Trauma MDTs, liaising with adult trauma teams, anaesthetists and allied specialist teams

-Undertake outreach work as timetabled at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen’s Hospital Romford

-Be up to date with child protection training and undertake appropriate review and action on cases admitted during attending weeks

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£55,355 + £2,162 London weighting, per annum