Consultant General Paediatrician – Channel Islands (Consultant-Led Service)
Location: Channel Islands
Salary: Competitive + relocation support
Contract: Full-time, substantive
The Opportunity
We're working with a unique, consultant-led paediatric service in the Channel Islands to appoint a Consultant General Paediatrician.
This is a rare opportunity to join a small, high-performing team delivering comprehensive care across general paediatrics and neonatology, with full clinical ownership and no junior doctor tier.
You'll be part of a close-knit consultant team providing care to a defined population, with strong links to UK tertiary centres.
The Role
- Manage a broad caseload across general paediatrics and neonates
- Provide inpatient, outpatient and HDU-level care
- Participate in the on-call rota as duty Paediatrician
- Take full responsibility for clinical decision-making and patient outcomes
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and leadership
What We're Looking For
- GMC Specialist Register (Paediatrics) or within 6 months of CCT
- Strong experience across acute paediatrics and neonatology
- Confident managing paediatric emergencies and stabilising neonates
- Experience in safeguarding and community paediatrics
- Comfortable working autonomously in a consultant-led model
Why This Role? (Lifestyle & Work-Life Balance)
- Genuinely better work-life balance vs mainland NHS roles
- Short commutes, be home in minutes, not hours
- Beautiful coastal setting with beaches, outdoor swimming, sailing and walking on your doorstep
- Safe, community-focused environment, ideal for families
- Strong sense of clinical ownership without the bureaucracy often found in larger systems
- Opportunity to reset pace of life while still practising high-quality medicine
- Easy access to the UK when needed
Email your CV to deborah.hunter@cpl.com for an opportunity to apply.
