General Paediatric Consultant

NHS; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospital trust in the UK is seeking three General Paediatric Consultants to join its dynamic team. This role offers opportunities to develop clinical special interests in areas like Gastroenterology and Allergy, within a supportive environment focusing on professional development and high-quality patient care. Candidates must have CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent and full GMC registration.

Benefits

Access to coaching and leadership programs

Educational support and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of broad based training experience in General Paediatrics and neonates equivalent to that required for a UK CCT.
• Enhanced DBS Clearance needed.
• Good understanding of safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to children in a busy local general hospital.
• Participate in the acute out of hours rota.
• Engage in teaching and supervision of trainees.

Skills

Solid Understanding of the Clinical Governance Agenda

Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Level 3 Safeguarding training

APLS and NLS provider

Education

CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Good understanding of Good Medical Practice

MRCPCH or equivalent

Job description

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

General Paediatric Consultant

The closing date is 24 September 2025

We are looking to recruit three acute general paediatric consultants to join our dynamic and friendly department at West Middlesex University Hospital. We welcome all general paediatric applicants and have scope to develop areas of clinical special interest. Special interests in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Epilepsy, Allergy, Safeguarding and Respiratory Medicine would be particularly welcome.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we expand our consultant team. This post forms part of our newly designed consultant rota with attending weeks covering the general paediatric and acute pathway including short stay unit. All consultants participate in the acute out of hours rota providing a resident late shift (1700-2130) and non-resident on call, both 1:14. In addition this post will give the opportunity to provide clinics according to interest.

Main duties of the job

The paediatric department at the West Middlesex site is a busy local general hospital providing high quality Paediatric care for the local population. The unit comprises general paediatric inpatient ward (Starlight), a dedicated paediatric short stay unit (PSSU), day case unit (Sunshine) and paediatric outpatient facilities. We work closely with our colleagues in the paediatric emergency department, including dedicated PEM consultant team, providing assessment and care for acutely unwell children. We have recently a launched community based, nurse-led hospital at home service and the post-holder will have opportunities for innovation and leadership within the ambulatory service.

We are a popular training unit with a focus on education and support a large number of paediatric and GP trainees as well as teaching medical students. There is scope to develop interests in teaching, education and educational supervision.

The successful applicant will join our team providing excellent paediatric care to our local children and families.

We are a friendly and supportive team within a trust that benefits from a wide range of coaching and leadership programs to support professional development.

We would love to meet you for an informal visit.

About us

The Trusts provides services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £30 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.

The job description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a finite list of tasks. It may be varied from time to time after consultation with the post holder and in particular during regular job plan review where the strategic direction of the Trust or its constituent departments requires it

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent OR eligible for entry on GMC Specialist Register within 6 months
• Enhanced DBS Clearance
• Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

Experience

• Evidence of broad based training experience in General Paediatrics and neonates equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
• Level 3 Safeguarding training
• APLS and NLS provider
• Experience of audit

Skills and knowledge

• Solid Understanding of the Clinical Governance Agenda
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• APLS and NLS provider
• Experience of audit

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.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust