Speciality Doctor in Paediatrics

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust seeks a dynamic Middle Grade Doctor to join Hereford County Hospital. This full-time post on the senior resident doctor rota offers a challenging role in acute paediatrics with opportunities for teaching and leadership development.

The appointment requires MRCPCH, GMC registration, APLS/NLS, and substantial NHS paediatric experience. The post involves day, long day and night shifts with travel across sites in Herefordshire.

Qualifications

• A broad range of paediatric experience.
• Minimum of 6 months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre.
• At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training.
• Minimum of 12 months NHS experience.
• Management or leadership experience.
• Experience in child safeguarding work.
• Experience in teaching.

Responsibilities

• Care in acute Paediatrics and neonatal ward work.
• Paediatric assessment unit and outpatient clinics.
• Supervision and teaching of resident doctors.
• Mix of day, long day and night shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Audit/Quality

Organisational skills

Education

MBChB or equivalent

MRCPCH

Full GMC registration

APLS/EPLS and NLS

Level 3 Safeguarding Training

Job description

Site County Hospital, Hereford Town Hereford Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum (according to experience) Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Middle Grade Doctor to join our friendly team at Hereford County Hospital. This is a full time (12 sessions/PAs) hospital based post on the senior resident doctor Rota (tier 2/middle grade) to fill one of our specialty doctor posts. The current rota consists of 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 5 specialty doctor posts. This will be expanding to 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 7 specialty doctor posts. We are looking for a Doctor with a minimum of 12 months NHS experience.

Main duties of the job

The job entails responsibilities in acute Paediatrics and neonatal ward work, outpatient clinics, assessment and treatment of patients in the Paediatric assessment unit and sharing with consultants the supervision and teaching of resident doctors. The job involved a combination of normal working day shifts, long day and night shifts.

There will be opportunities for in –service training, development of special interests or participation in the CSER Programme. Wye Valley NHS trust believes in investing in our staff to develop local consultants and leaders of the future and have an active education department providing local training. We support SAS doctors by investing in local teaching programs for generic professional capabilities such as human factors, leadership development and quality improvement training. Additionally we offer a consultant supervisor to all our SAS doctors in Paediatrics. The trust has 2 SAS tutors who advocate for this group of doctors and link with the wider SAS network in HEE.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• Primary Medical Qualification MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise
• APLS/EPLS and NLS (or equivalents)
• Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• MRCPCH

Experience & Knowledge

• A broad range of paediatric experience
• A minimum of 6 months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre
• At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training.
• Minimum of 12 months NHS experience
• Management or leadership experience
• Experience in child safeguarding work
• Experience in teaching

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in audit or quality improvement project

Research

• Experience in research

Personal Attributes

• Able to act as a team player
• Ability to organise and manage workload priorities

Other Requirements Specific to the Role

• Understanding of confidentiality

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.

Name Dr Cathy Seagrave Job title Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01432 355444