Consultant Paediatrician

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn is recruiting a Consultant in Paediatrics to join a large, supportive team at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The role covers inpatient and outpatient General Paediatrics with a 1:8.5 consultant rota and non-resident on-call arrangements.

GMC registration, APLS, and relevant paediatric experience are essential. The post offers opportunities in education, regional redesign, and links with primary care, with DBS checks required as part of the recruitment

Qualifications

• GMC registration with license to practice is essential.
• APLS certification is required.
• Experience in General Paediatrics is essential.
• A higher qualification (MD/PhD/Master/Dip) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide general paediatric care in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Participate in a 1:8.5 Consultant of the week rota with on-site cover.
• Contribute to COAU, ED, and ward-based duties and on-call as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

GMC licence to practice

APLS

Relevant Paediatric Experience

MD/PhD/Higher qualification

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 month contract initially) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Acute On Call Rota) Job ref 435-MQ123-26

Site Royal Blackburn Hospital Town Blackburn Closing 10/09/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a large, highly supportive and enthusiastic paediatric team providing inpatient and outpatient General paediatric services across East Lancashire. The paediatric team are leading members in new ways of working in East Lancashire and are involved pilots of transformational models of care linking in with GP’s and other primary care health, education, social care and third sector professionals. We are also involved in regional redesign as part of the integrated care system developments in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

The main clinical duties of this post are in general paediatrics. The Consultant Paediatricians have recently reconfigured their working patterns to participate in a 1:8.5 Consultant of the week system which is split into 2 half weeks, working a block from Monday – Thursday, and a block Friday - Sunday. During the ‘hot week’ there are 2 Consultants of the week who are both ward based responsible for the ward, COAU, ED emergency calls, and inpatient safeguarding.
All consultants also participate in cover on the COAU from 1pm - 10pm leading a team of registrars, junior doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to manage ambulatory patients and review GP and ED referrals. This is covered on a 1:17 rota. Finally all consultants partake in non resident on call. Two consultants are non resident on call at weekends, with 1 consultant on-call overnight.Overall frequency on non resident on calls is1:17. All on-calls and COAU shifts are prospectively covered.

Working for our organisation

The post will be based in the Royal Blackburn Hospital where all inpatient and emergency paediatric services are centralised. The post represents an exciting opportunity to gain experience or work within a large paediatric service, managing patient care primarily in General Paediatrics. The Child Health Service in East Lancashire is the largest centralised children’s service in the NorthWest and one of the largest in the country. Catering for a diverse population, we provide both generalPaediatric and many sub‑specialty services for a local population of around 560,000 people.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and be included in the Specialist Register forPaediatrics or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT. Satisfactory completion of previous postsproviding professional training in General Paediatrics and Neonatology as recognised by the RCPCH is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post will have general paediatric clinics per week (excluding hot weeks when only ward duties are undertaken). The hot slots on general paediatric clinics are an exciting development aiming to provide rapid consultant assessment of urgent GP referrals, referrals from ED and consultant review of patients seen on the admissions units out of hours. Thispost will include clinics delivered at Burnley currently, although clinics may also be required at other peripheral sites.
Existing consultants in East Lancashire have expertise and interests in different specialty branches of paediatrics. The aim is to have a lead consultant for all specialty areas who can undertake independent and/or joint care of complex patients with nearby tertiary centres. In
particular we provide expertise in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Respiratory Medicine including a large Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis service, Epilepsy, Neurodisability, Nephrology and Haematology. The department is also heavily involved in medical education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Person specification

Meets Essential Criteria

• Meet all essential criteria

Qualifications

• GMC with license to practice
• APLS
• Relevant Paediatric Experience
• A higher qualification, eg: MD PHD Master Diploma

Relevant adequate Paediatric experience

• Relevant Paediatric qualifications and experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal with all disciplines on the telephone using empathy and negotiating skills

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

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.

Name Nicola Horton Job title Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01254 732750

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Address East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 3HH
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