Consultant Paediatrician

Main area: Paediatrics

Grade: Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (10 sessions per week)

Job ref: 213-MED-PRUH-7592001

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Site: Princess Royal University Hospital

Town: Orpington

Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 30/11/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of about £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff across five main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services, including specialist services at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley. We encourage all our staff to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offer flexible working options from the start of employment in line with service requirements.

Applicants are invited to apply for the Consultant General Paediatrician position at the PRUH site, part of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. This substantive replacement post involves contributing to the GP joint paediatric clinics and MDT (BCHIP). We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our friendly and innovative team delivering high quality care for children and young people within the Child Health services. There is a commitment to routine job‑planned work on evenings and weekends as part of the total job‑planned PAs, with an overnight on‑call commitment. You must be fully registered with the GMC, hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or be within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview. The post holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0‑18 years). As such, this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous convictions.

Main duties of the job:

• The provision of a first‑class clinical service.
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
• Sustaining and developing teaching and research in partnership with King’s College London / KHP.
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies.
• Conducting clinical practice within contractual requirements and service plans.
• Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust.

Working for our organisation:

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8 bn per annum. Our services span five hospitals across South East London and Kent, including King’s College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon. We employ nearly 14,000 staff who treat over 1.5 million patients annually. Our services are nationally and internationally recognised for excellence in liver disease and transplantation, neurology, cardiac, haematology oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine. Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to serve a diverse range of communities and reflect this diversity within our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Provide high‑quality care with other general and neonatal paediatricians on the PRUH site.
• Share responsibility for 24/7 cover on a rota basis ([Consultant of the Week] and General Paediatric out‑of‑hours cover; 1 in 8 pattern) and general paediatric out‑patient clinics.
• Lead the GP outreach clinic programme (BCHIP).
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners.
• Carry out teaching, examination and accreditation duties and contribute to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Provide a high‑quality care service to patients, covering all aspects of treatment and management duties for the Care Group.
• Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in line with the Trust’s R&D framework.
• Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Actively develop and monitor the Care Group’s Business Plan, including discussions on service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan.
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff in the specialty, fostering professional education and training.
• Work with clinical and other professional colleagues to enhance staff productivity and satisfaction.
• Undertake management duties for the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director as agreed.
• Adhere to all trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene and environmental hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake protective interventions consistent with evidence‑based practice and patient safety.
• Commit to consultant‑led 7‑day services, contributing equally with other consultant colleagues if required by future developments.

General information:

You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well‑being of yourself, colleagues, visitors and patients. You must observe the Trust’s rules, policies, procedures and professional obligations, including statutory and core training requirements. You must maintain strict confidentiality of patient and staff information. You are responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and for actively supporting colleague development. You are required to help maintain infection control and hygiene standards, as outlined in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and local policies. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account; you are required to check this regularly. The Trust is committed to the health and wellbeing of all staff, offering support services such as local occupational health, Employee Assistance Programme, proactive local organisational systems, availability of local initiatives, and coaching and mentoring. This job description is a guide to the general scope of duties and is not definitive; duties may change over time and the description will be reviewed with the post holder.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: MBBS or equivalent, MRCPCH or equivalent, APLSE/EPLS provider status, up to date, Child Protection training / Safeguarding training (minimum level 3), Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD).
• Registration: Full Registration with GMC, Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
• Training and Experience: Wide experience in all aspects of paediatrics, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent, Specialist training in management and leadership, Experience working independently at consultant level in general paediatrics.
• Administration: Experience in day‑to‑day organisation of paediatric haematology services in a busy teaching hospital, Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills, Knowledge of the current structure of the UK National Health Service.
• Management and Leadership: Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams, Management course and/or qualification.
• Audit and Quality Improvement: Understanding of principles of medical audit, Completed audit projects, Audit publications.
• Research and Publications: Understanding principles and applications of clinical research, Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems, Experience conducting or supporting clinical research, Publication of relevant reviews or case reports.
• Teaching: Experience teaching undergraduates, junior doctors and allied health professionals, Ability to teach clinical skills, Teaching skills course/qualification, Experience supervising junior doctors (all grades) with formal training in clinical teaching.

IMPORTANT: Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert. Please provide email addresses for referees where possible. Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy. All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Note that the closing date is given as a guide; the vacancy may close early due to high numbers of applications. Submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.