Locum Consultant Paediatrician

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Kettering seeks an enthusiastic Paediatrician for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This position involves delivering high-quality paediatric services, including on-call duties, and covering emergency and elective cases. Applicants should be GMC registered and possess relevant qualifications, with a passion for paediatric care. Competitive salary from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum.

Qualifications

• Participate in clinical audit effectively.
• Hold CCT in paediatrics or equivalent.
• Experience in management, leadership, and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Join the consultant team to deliver paediatric services.
• Cover paediatric in-patient admissions and emergencies.
• Ensure high quality emergency and elective services for children.

Skills

Paediatric high dependency care

Rheumatology

Respiratory

Immunology

Gastroenterology

Effective participation in clinical audit

Experience of management/leadership

Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching

Tertiary neonatal experience

Education

CCT in Paediatrics (or within 6 months of start)

Full GMC Registration

MRCPCH or equivalent

Tools

Current certification APLS

Current certification NLS

Level 3 safeguarding training

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and committed Paediatrician, who will join our established team of general paediatricians. This post is for a fixed term of 12 months. We are seeking applicants with an interest in safeguarding but additional special interests including the following will be considered.

• Paediatric high dependency care
• Rheumatology
• Respiratory
• Immunology
• Gastroenterology

The appointment of the additional colleague will go some way in enhancing senior consultant presence in clinical areas and support 2 consultants to be present and providing acute clinical cover during the working week. There are no routine middle grade responsibilities attached to the post, but the post holder may be required to cover clinical areas without middle grade input or assist in covering clinical areas when availability of middle grades is reduced, for example during regional training days or sickness absence.

Main duties of the job

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

Clinical responsibilities

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

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 admissions during the week and for all paediatric emergencies during regular working hours, with out‑of‑hour on‑call shared amongst the consultant colleagues.

A separate consultant covers the neonatal unit from 9 AM to 5 PM during the working week and a split on‑call rota. All paediatric and neonatal consultants partake in a shared rota covering the paediatric assessment unit 0900‑1700hrs; 5 days/ week.

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 on‑site 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 Paediatric ward relocated in May 2013 into the purpose built ‘Foundation Wing’ housing the new paediatric Skylark Ward and paediatric assessment unit. The Paediatric Assessment Unit has been successful in reducing short term acute admissions to the children’s wards. It is now co‑located alongside the inpatient facility. In addition, two high dependency beds were established, and further cohesion achieved by the close proximity to ITU and theatres.

Our Neonatal Unit is returning to a level 2 or ‘Local’ neonatal unit from September. It is part of the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (EMNODN) and is designated to provide intensive care for gestations twenty‑seven weeks and above. Our cot numbers are 2 intensive care, 6 high dependency, and 8 special care cots.

Pay and contract

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum.

Contract: Locum. Duration: 12 months. Working pattern: Full‑time.

Details (Date posted)

11 November 2025

Person Specification – Knowledge, Academic Achievements & Research

• Effective participation in clinical audit
• CCT in paediatrics (or within 6 months of start of the post) or equivalent
• Experience of management/leadership including service improvement
• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and training at an appropriate level
• At least 6 months tertiary neonatal experience at middle grade level

Desirable

• Specialist interest to complement those of other consultants in the department
• Publications in recognised journals
• Management experience
• SPIN in the relevant subspecialty where applicable

Qualifications – Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• CCT in Paediatrics (or within 6 months of interview)
• Current certification APLS and NLS
• Level 3 safeguarding training in date

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 the 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).

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