Specialty Doctor

Martin-House-Children; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 8 weeks including bankhol

Sick pay 6 months full/half pay

NHS pension scheme access

Enhanced maternity leave

Health & wellbeing program

Menopause & Mindful employer

Life insurance 2x salary

Free parking

Job summary

Martin House is seeking a capable and enthusiastic doctor to join our hospice-based medical team. You will provide specialist paediatric palliative care across Martin House, hospital settings and the community, supporting children, young adults and their families.

You will also participate in the specialist on-call rota; an on-call supplement applies. Sick pay, generous leave, NHS pension access and other benefits are available as part of our commitment to staff welfare.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration.
• MRCP, MRCPCH, MRCGP or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience in palliative medicine, primary care, paediatrics or another related specialty.
• A collaborative, compassionate approach and enthusiasm for delivering excellent care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist paediatric palliative care across Martin House, acute hospital settings and the community, supporting children, young adults and their families.
• Participate in the specialist on-call rota, for which an on-call supplement applies.

Skills

GMC registration

MRCP/MRCPCH/MRCGP

Paediatrics

Education

MRCP

MRCPCH

MRCGP

Job description

Job alerts Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TX United Kingdom

Join our dedicated medical team and help provide leading palliative care for children and young people.

We are looking for a capable and enthusiastic doctor to join our dynamic hospice based team. You will provide specialist paediatric palliative care across Martin House, acute hospital settings and the community, supporting children, young adults and their families.

You will also participate in the specialist on-call rota, for which an on-call supplement applies.

About you:

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP, MRCPCH, MRCGP or an equivalent qualification
• Experience in palliative medicine, primary care, paediatrics or another related specialty
• A collaborative, compassionate approach and enthusiasm for delivering excellent care

The hospice would also consider applicants working at a specialist doctor level and paygrade if they could demonstrate that they would work at the level of a senior palliative doctor within the team and were also able to take a more senior role in projects as part of the operational leadership plan and areas of education and research. This would need to be discussed at an individual level. Please note specialist doctors must have a minimum of 12 years’ medical work of which six years must be directly relevant.

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays
• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.
• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement
• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer
• Life insurance – two times annual salary
• Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is noon on 20 October 2026, interviews will take place on 4 November 2026.