Consultant Paediatrician

NHS; Kettering; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Kettering is seeking an enthusiastic Paediatrician to join their established team. This permanent full-time role involves managing acute children's services, with responsibilities in neonatology and other special interests. The ideal candidate will hold MRCPCH, have wide experience in UK paediatrics, and possess good interpersonal skills. Competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum associated with a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC and Licence to Practice.
• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and training at an appropriate level.
• At least 6 months tertiary neonatal experience at middle grade level.

Responsibilities

• Operate a Paediatrician/neonatal consultant of the week rota for the Children's wards.
• Be responsible for all paediatric in-patient admissions during the week and for all emergencies during regular hours.
• Participate in shared on-call covering the paediatric assessment unit.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Good organisational skills

Experience of management/leadership

Wide experience of Paediatrics in the UK

Education

MRCPCH or equivalent

CCT in Paediatrics

Tools

APLS certification

NLS certification

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and committed Paediatrician, who will join our established team of general paediatricians. We are seeking applicants with an interest in respiratory or allergy but additional special interests including the following will be considered:

• Neonatology
• Paediatric high dependency care
• Safeguarding
• Rheumatology
• Immunology
• Gastroenterology

This is a new consultant post to assist in managing the increasing clinical and administrative workload and help achieve the 'facing the future' standards set out by the RCPCH.

In particular, the appointment of the additional colleagues will go some way in enhancing senior consultant presence in clinical areas and support a 'second on' duty paediatrician rota enabling 2 consultants to be present and providing acute clinical cover during the working week.

The post has clinical responsibilities covering services to children within the Acute Trust in conjunction with nine other consultants working as a team providing elective and emergency children's acute service for children of North Northamptonshire.

Main duties of the job

The Consultants operate a Paediatrician/neonatal consultant of the week rota for the Children's wards. The Paediatrician of the week is responsible for all paediatric in-patient Paediatric admissions during the week and for all Paediatric emergencies during regular working hours, with out of hours on-call shared amongst the consultant colleagues.

There is a separate consultant covering the neonatal unit from 9 AM to 5 PM during the working week and a split oncall rota. All paediatric and neonatal consultants partake in a shared rota covering the paediatric assessment unit 0900-1700hrs; 5 days/ wk.

Oncall

On-call paediatric consultant attends handover ward round when on-call. Weekend on-call are split with one consultant covering Friday and Sunday and is then Duty Paediatrician for the following week. A second consultant is on call for the Saturday. During on-calls on-site presence will be from 1700 to 2200 hrs with on-call from home till 08:30. Consultant of the week is on call from 0830 till 1800 with additional hour (1700-1800) for handovers and urgent reviews. The consultant is expected to do ward rounds on Saturday and Sunday mornings and provide onsite cover from 0900 to 1500 hours.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Children and Young People Services are part of the Family health Division, led by a Chief of Division, a Divisional Director and Head of Nursing. Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, are each led by a Clinical Director.

The newly appointed consultant will join the team of existing consultants to deliver a high quality emergency and elective neonatal/ paediatric service.

They will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the new hospital build and urgent care hub. These are exciting times with a proposed funding for our Estates project that may cause substantial restructuring and smart wards areas. The urgent care hub is fast developing with a co-located PAU that is expected to evolve with excellent opportunities for a truly integrated working with primary, secondary and community care services.

Details

Date posted: 21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

264- 7625097-FAM

Job location

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Job responsibilities

For full roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Full registration with GMC and Licence to Practice
• Wide experience of Paediatrics in the UK
• Effective participation in clinical audit
• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and training at an appropriate level

Desirable

• Specialist interest to complement those of other consultants in the department
• Publications in recognised journals

Qualifications

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• CCT in Paediatrics (or within 6 months of interview)
• Neonatology experience/ SPIN
• At least 6 months tertiary neonatal experience at middle grade level
• Current certification APLS and NLS
• Level 3 safeguarding training in date

Interpersonal Skills

• Good organisational skills
• Effective communication skills
• Experience of management/leadership including service improvement
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ

Employer's website: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)