Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) in Paediatrics - rotational
The closing date is 16 September 2025
We invite applications for six Paediatric Tier 2 Medical doctors for a rotational 12 month post based at Good Hope Hospital (GHH) for 6 months, and at Heartlands Hospital (BHH) for 6 months. Both units together comprise the general paediatric department of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB). Successful applicants will be part of the Tier 2 rota, with their first post EITHER at BHH OR at GHH followed by rotation to the other site. These posts arise as a result of approved funding to expand our Tier 2 rotas in order to enhance patient safety and increase training opportunities in the presence of increasing patient flow.
Please note, full GMC registration with a licence to practice is essential for this role. However UHB may be able to sponsor for GMC should we not be able to recruit a candidate who is already registered.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake Tier 2 duties on the Tier 2 Medical rota, and function at a senior practitioner level, to provide autonomous clinical care.
* To share with colleagues' responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Department.
* To assess and manage paediatric patients on Assessment Unit, ward, HDU, neonatal unit, and post-natal wards
* To share responsibilities of in-patient care including handover, ward rounds, transfer as required, investigations and documentation
* To supervise resident doctors including FY1, 2, GP trainees and paediatric ST1-3 in their clinical roles, and to support their training and professional development
* To complete duties of weekly timetable including out of hours responsibilities, attending emergencies and leading resuscitation in the emergency department, delivery suite, Children's Assessment Unit, and elsewhere on the hospital site as required.
* To attend multidisciplinary ward meetings.
* To participate in Departmental Education and Training sessions.
* To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicants will join the paediatric medical Tier 2 gaining general paediatric, neonatal, and ambulatory experience at GHH; and general paediatric, HDU, and subspecialty experience at BHH. You will work with the multidisciplinary team, under the supervision of the departmental consultants, offering leadership and training for other resident doctors, and providing emergency, elective, and ongoing clinical care to patients attending the assessment units, outpatient clinics, admitted to the inpatient wards, HDU (BHH) and Neonatal Unit (GHH). You will support neonates on delivery suite and post natal wards (GHH), and children attending the Emergency Department and other departments, as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* Eligibility to live and work in the UK
* Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
* Minimum of FOP, TAS, and AKP
* APLS, PILS or EPALS AND NLS provider course
* Clinical MRCPCH or equivalent post graduate Paediatric qualification overseas
Experience
* Able to demonstrate clinical knowledge appropriate to level of responsibility
* Minimum 12 months as paediatric medical practitioner in a multi professional environment equivalent to the hospitals in which trainees are currently working in UK
* Recent Neonatal experience within NHS
* Evidence of achievement of ST3 competencies in paediatrics.
* Expert knowledge of measures to stabilise critically ill babies, children and young adults
* Basic understanding of audit and research methodologies
* Basic understanding of health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
* Awareness of equality and diversity
* Awareness of Clinical Governance procedures
Additional Criteria
* Enhanced DBS check
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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