Locum Consultant Paediatrician Safeguarding and Child Death
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Company: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
A Vacancy at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder will be appointed as a Consultant Paediatrician with primary responsibility for providing senior clinical leadership and supervision within the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) and Safeguarding unit (Anlaby suite).Key clinical duties include:
- The post holder will be the lead SUDIC paediatrician and support the Joint agency response
- Working with the Independent CDOP Chair, Review provide strategic and professional leadership across the health economy in relation to the child death overview process.
- They will contribute to the development of local multiagency policy and procedures including training relating to the child death overview process and provide advice, as appropriate, to the ICBs and NHS providers in relation to the development of health specific policies.
- The post-holder will deliver clinical safeguarding child protection medical assessments in the dedicated children’s safeguarding facility, the Anlaby Suite, following all medical examinations the post-holder will be responsible for producing written reports/statements for child protection and civil/criminal court proceedings
- They will have some flexible sessions providing overall consultant supervision to the PAU including twilight shifts, supported by a middle-grade doctor and Tier 1 resident doctor. Overtime as the service stabilises there will be oncall commitments supporting the General Paediatric service
- This post comprises 8 Programmed Activities (PAs)
- 1PA Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) is allocated, covering professional development, teaching, audit, and governance.
- An indicative job plan will be provided; however, this may evolve in line with organisational vision, service development, and population needs.
- The timetable can be flexible and may be adapted to reflect the appointee’s special interests and expertise, subject to service requirements and future funding availability.
- The job plan will be formally reviewed six months after appointment to ensure that the allocation of PAs appropriately reflects the responsibilities of the post.
- There is an intention for this role to evolve with service development with potential amendments to the job plan in the future.
- The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including the training and supervision of junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
- Participation in educational supervision and clinical supervision of trainees is expected, subject to appropriate accreditation .
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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