Consultant Paediatrician

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Consultant Paediatrician. The role involves providing high-quality care and leadership within a multidisciplinary team, committed to improving child health services. Candidates must have a robust background in paediatrics and be eligible for GMC registration. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, excluding London Zone Allowance.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice.
• On the Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
• Wide experience in all aspects of Paediatrics, culminating in award of CCT.

Responsibilities

• Provide a first-class clinical service to children's services.
• Lead on the provision and ongoing development of outreach clinic.
• Ensure productivity and job satisfaction of specialty staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Teaching skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS/EPLS provider status

Child Protection training

Job description

Consultant Paediatrician

The closing date is 30 November 2025.

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Consultant General Paediatrician at the PRUH site, part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. This is a substantive replacement post. The post holder will contribute to the GP joint paediatric clinics and MDT (BCHIP). We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our friendly and innovative team in delivering a high quality service. The successful candidate will work within the multi‑disciplinary team providing and further developing care for Children/Young People from the Child Health services.

There is a commitment to undertake routine job‑planned work on evenings and weekends as part of the total job‑planned PAs. There is also an overnight on‑call commitment.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.

The post holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0‑18 years), therefore 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Main duties of the job

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co‑operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

• The provision of a first‑class clinical service
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Maintaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans
• Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum – and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.

We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.

We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato‑oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:

• Brilliant People
• Outstanding care
• Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

At King's, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with other general and neonatal paediatricians to provide a high‑quality care service to children’s services on PRUH site, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
• Provide 24‑hour, 7‑day a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis (Consultant of the Week and General Paediatric out of hours cover at PRUH site on a 1 in 8 pattern) and manage General Paediatric out‑patient clinics. Provide cover for colleague periods of annual leave and short‑term sickness.
• Lead on the provision and ongoing development of the GP outreach clinic programme (BCHIP).
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
• Carry out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contribute to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
• Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering projects focused on these ends and maintaining post‑qualification professional education and other appropriate training.
• Work with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced, including involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies.
• Prepare for and undertake protective interventions consistent with evidence‑based practice and maintaining patient safety.
• Support Consultant‑led 7‑day services; future developments may require you to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well‑being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.
• You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including compliance with statutory and Trust core training.
• You must observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• You are responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and for actively contributing to the development of colleagues.
• You are required to be familiar with infection control and hygiene requirements and must comply with the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and local policies and procedures.
• All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which is the Trust's formal route for email communication. You must check this regularly and respond to communications promptly.
• The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offers a range of guidance and services to support them, including Local occupational health support; Employee Assistance Programme; proactive local organisational systems for serious incidents; local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing; and coaching, mentoring, peer‑review groups and participation.
• This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. Some duties may change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS/EPLS provider status, up to date.
• Child Protection training / Safeguarding training (minimum level 3)
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Paediatrics, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
• Specialist training in Management and Leadership.
• Experience working independently at consultant level in general paediatrics.

Administration

• Experience in day‑to‑day organisation of paediatric haematology services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Familiar with current structure of the UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Management course and/or qualification.

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Audit publications.

Research and Publications

• Understand principles and applications of clinical research.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.

Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduates, junior doctors and allied health professionals.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.
• Teaching skills course/qualification.
• Experience supervising junior doctors (all grades) with formal training in clinical teaching.

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year excl. London Zone Allowance.