Locally Employed Doctor- (ST1/ST2) Paediatrics

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Discount schemes

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatrics at Stoke Mandeville/ Wycombe Hospitals. The post is a 6-month fixed-term contract for ST1-2 level, based at Stoke Mandeville with duties at Wycombe Hospital.

Full-time or part-time options and flexible working arrangements are available, with an overall 40-hour week including on-call duties. The role supports the SHO/ST1-2 rota and offers opportunities to develop neonatology and general

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration.
• Experience in NHS paid roles is preferred.
• Able to maintain good medical notes and communicate clearly.
• Autonomy, timeliness, teamwork and workload management are essential.

Responsibilities

• Neonatal: daily ward care, high-risk deliveries and resuscitations, postnatal counselling.
• General Paediatrics: inpatient care, review of acute referrals, guidance to other clinicians.

Skills

Medical notes

Communication

Punctuality

Teamwork

Workload management

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

Locally Employed Doctor- (ST1/ST2) Paediatrics

Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)

Main area Paediatrics Grade Specialty Trainee (ST1/2) Contract 6 months (Fixed Term starting Sept 2026 with possibility to extend) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

40 hours per week (Including on call shifts out of hours and weekends) Job ref 434-WANDC-032

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £55,355 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Clinical Work: Neonatal:

Day to day care of the inpatients on NICU, the postnatal ward

Attendance at high risk deliveries/neonatal resuscitations

Antenatal counselling for parents admitted in preterm labour

Entering data & generating discharge summaries on the BadgerNet database system

Attendance at neonatal follow-up clinics i.e. jaundice clinic

General Paediatrics:

Day to day care of the inpatients of ward 3

Reviewing and seeing acute referrals at both the Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville sites

Giving advice or opinions to other health professionals

Non-clinical Work

Ensuring the timely dictation/completion of clinic letters and discharges from the ward

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a fixed term full time Trust Junior Doctor within Paediatrics, this is a 6 month fixed term post.

This post provides an ideal opportunity for a suitably qualified individual looking to continue to develop skills in general paediatrics and neonatology. The post will be based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital with some duties at Wycombe Hospital. This post will support the SHO/ ST1-2 rota.

The post will include providing care in the following areas:

Neonatal

• Day to day care of the inpatients on the postnatal ward
• Attendance at high risk deliveries/neonatal resuscitations
• Care of postnatal babies
• Entering data & generating discharge summaries on the Badgernet database system

General Paediatrics

• Provide emergency care to sick children
• Day to day care of the inpatients
• Reviewing and seeing acute referrals at both the Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville sites
• Giving advice or opinions to other health professional who ask for help.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

We anticipate this to be a popular post, therefore we encourage interested candidates to apply early. This advert may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC regsitration

Experience

• NHS paid experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to made good medical notes
• Communicate clearly
• Punctual
• Work as a team
• Manage own workload and time

Audit

• Evidence of audit participation

Other

• Prepared to take part in all aspects of post
• Ability to travel between sites

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.