Paediatric Consultant with a Specialist Interest in Palliative Care

UHNM; England; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

UHNM is recruiting a Paediatric Consultant with a Specialist Interest in Palliative Care to join the Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke. This is a permanent, full-time post offering 9 sessions per week and a 1 in 12 general paediatric on-call commitment, with involvement in teaching, audit and service improvement.

The successful candidate will provide specialist palliative care across UHNM and Dougie Mac Children's Hospice, contribute to service development and lead in

Qualifications

• Fully registered with GMC.
• BLS/PLS/PiLS trained.
• APLS or PALS provider.
• A postgraduate qualification e.g MRCPCH, MSc, DCH, DCCH, MBA or other equivalent diplomas.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the paediatric on-call rota (1 in 12).
• Support the CAU and inpatient wards during service weeks.
• Engage in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Skills

GMC registration

BLS/PLS/PiLS training

APLS/PALS provider

Postgraduate paediatric qualification

Education

MRCPCH / DCH / DCCH / MSc or MBA or equivalent

Job description

Paediatric Consultant with a Specialist Interest in Palliative Care

Consultant

Main area Paediatrics Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 9 sessions per week Job ref 205-8393904

Site University Hospitals North Midlands Town Stoke on Trent Salary £113,565 - £150,569 £113,565 - £150,569 Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 08:00 Interview date 11/12/2026

Job overview

This post is based at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University

Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a permanent Consultant Paediatric with a specialist interest in Palliative Care to join our expanding team at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke. This is a 9-session substantive post (9 PAs) with a 1 in 12 commitment to the general paediatric on-call rota, including cover for the Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU) and inpatient wards. The post holder will contribute to the development of the Paediatric Palliative Care Service, support general paediatrics, and participate in teaching, audit, and service improvement.

Working for our organisation

Staffordshire Children's Hospital is part of UHNM which has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. The Staffordshire Children’s Hospital is based at the Royal Stoke site, all inpatient services for children are there. Outpatient clinics run at both sites.

The Paediatric Department is one of the largest in the country with a number of sub speciality areas receiving tertiary care referrals. The Trust has a purpose built Children’s Centre comprising of inpatient wards, Children’s A&E and admissions unit and outpatients department adjacent to the Child Development Centre. The Child Health Directorate provides a wide range of services encompassing acute paediatrics, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, outpatients and community paediatrics. We also provide consultant support to the children’s emergency centre and deliver a range of paediatric general and speciality clinics on the County Hospital site.

Flexible working requests will be considered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is based at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.

Provide specialist care in palliative care both at UHNM and the Dougie Mac Children's Hospice.

• Participate in the palliative care on-call rota.
• Participate in the 1 in 12 general paediatric on-call rota.
• Support the CAU and inpatient wards during service weeks.
• Engage in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Participate in service development and innovation.

Person specification

Qualifications and Skills

• Fully registered with GMC
• BLS/PLS/PiLS Trained
• APLS or PALS provider
• A post‑graduated qualification e.g MRCPCH, MSc, DCH, DCCH, MBA or other equivalent diplomas.

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience in general paediatrics equivalent to that required for UK CCST in paediatrics.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Level 3 safeguarding training
• Willingness to develop skills and knowledge in the provision of paediatric palliative care working within competence boundaries with support from the specialist network and specialty colleagues.
• Experience and understanding of using evidence based medicine and clinical audit to support decision making
• Experience in the managemend of children ith life limiting conditions, both malignant and non‑malignant.
• Qualification/training in palliative care
• ience in managing end of life Audit or service improvement project in end of life care.

Management and Administrative Experience

• Willingness to take part in teaching
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Formal training in research or teaching methods
• Training the trainers course

Management and Administrative Experience:

• Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning
• Willingness to participate in service developments

Personal Qualities

• Willingness to work without immediate supervision, but with an awareness of one’s individual limitations
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good interpersonal skills, supportive and caring towards colleagues and patients.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Personal Circumstances

• Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
• Residence allowing return to base within 30 minutes if required
• To be accessible by telephone for on call duties

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.

New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community

Visa eligibility notice:

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.
  As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

In line with the change of Immigration rules on 8th January 2026 if you require Sponsorship through the Skilled Worker Visa you must be able to provide B2 English evidence before a Certificate of Sponsorship can be issued.

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.

Name Dr Aswath Kumar

Job title Clinical Lead and Consultant Paediatrician

Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please contact

Dr Aswath Kumar, Clinical Lead for General Paediatrics : [e-mail]

Mark Jones, Directorate Manager at [e-mail]

Address 2nd Floor, Springfield Building
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6QG
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