Trust Doctor - Foundation Year 3 (MT03)

NHS; Tadcaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a Foundation Year 3 equivalent Trust Grade doctor in Paediatrics. This role involves daily patient care, ward rounds, and discharge planning. Applicants must have full GMC registration and relevant postgraduate experience. Various contract options are available, including full-time and part-time roles. The position starts from February 2026, with a fixed-term contract lasting six months.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream

Staff Networks

Qualifications

• Prove postgraduate relevant experience equivalent to Foundation Training; previous NHS experience would be a definite advantage.
• Have full GMC registration and a licence to practice (please do not apply unless you already have FULL GMC registration).
• Have previous paediatric experience in an acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Day to day care of all patients on the ward.
• Ward Rounds.
• Discharge planning and e-discharge notifications.

Skills

Postgraduate relevant experience equivalent to Foundation Training

Full GMC registration and a licence to practice

Previous paediatric experience in an acute setting

Education

GMC registration

Job description

Job Summary

Please do not apply unless you already have FULL GMC registration.

We currently have an opportunity for a Foundation Year 3 (FY3) equivalent Trust Grade doctor in Paediatrics to support the medical team on a fixed term basis. We have full and part time roles available and the FY3 doctor attached to Paediatrics will share responsibility for patients under all consultants on the wards with the other junior doctors working that day.

Main duties of the job

• Day to day care of all patients on the ward (admission clerking and assessment, daily or more frequent clinical review, legible notes in medical records, prescribing, requesting investigations and actioning results)
• Ward Rounds
• Discharge planning and e‑discharge notifications
• Maintaining patient safety by abiding by the Medicines Code, Infection Prevention procedures and Medical Equipment/Devices policy
• Clerking of new admissions and other ward‑based duties as above
• Reviewing of sick patients and assisting other specialties in their care of unwell children

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network

Our values

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Job details

Date posted: 24 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Foundation Doctor

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Fixed term (Duration 6 months)

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number: 423-7579921

Job location: Airedale Hospital, Steeton, BD20 6TD

Job responsibilities and expectations

A fixed term contract to commence from February 2026 until August 2026 as well as another fixed term contract to commence from March 2026 until September 2026. Pay: ST/CT1 (MT03) with enhancements equivalent to doctors in training determined by the agreed rota; other terms and conditions will also mirror those for doctors in training.

• A supervisor
• An e‑portfolio if required
• Training opportunities
• GMC connection to the Trust and Responsible Officer
• An appraisal if required

We would consider supporting some non‑clinical time e.g. student teaching/simulation/QI project etc; this will need to be discussed and agreed at interview.

Our expectations of you would be that you will:

• Prove postgraduate relevant experience equivalent to Foundation Training; previous NHS experience would be a definite advantage
• Have full GMC registration and a licence to practice (please do not apply unless you already have FULL GMC registration)
• Have previous paediatric experience in an acute setting

Person Specification

GMC Essential

• GMC registration

Desirable

• Paediatric experience

NHS experience Essential

• NHS experience in Paediatrics

Desirable

• Any NHS experience

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. 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Airedale Hospital, Steeton, BD20 6TD

Employer's website: https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk