Overview
The candidate will be responsible for the assessment and immediate care of children admitted acutely to hospital, the care of children in outpatient clinics, and all relevant clinical administrative work for his/her own patients.
Main duties
* Outpatient clinics: These clinics review General Paediatric referrals from GPs within the community as well as from Specialists within the Oxford Children's Hospital.
* On call duties: Including the management and discussion of patients admitted under acute/general paediatrics to the Oxford Children\'s Hospital from 5pm to 9am. Frequency on calls will differ between summer and winter months. These shifts are non-resident.
* Consultant of the week: We run a consultant of the week system consisting of daily ward rounds supported by a full team of trainees, SAS doctors, inpatient psychiatrists and psychologists, safeguarding doctors and nurses, social care, specialist medical teams like respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, rheumatology, paediatric surgery, genetics, paediatric orthopaedic surgery, paediatric intensive care with a dedicated inpatient HDU outreach team, and advanced nurse practitioners.
* Nephrology: Duties will include undertaking weekly nephrology clinics, liaison and support for specialties within the Children\'s hospital in Oxford including providing support for Paediatric Urology, Foetal Medicine/Neonatology, Oncology and Acute Paediatric services.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Details
Date posted 09 September 2025
Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade Consultant
Salary £109,725 to £145,478 a year Pa Pro Rata
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Part-time
Reference number 321-MS-CON-7225914-S5
Job locations Childrens Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Job description
Please see attached job description and person specification detailing the main responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* MBBS or equivalent
* MRCPCH by examination or equivalent CCT in Paediatrics OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics OR within three months of achieving CCT at time of interview.
Desirable
* Higher medical degree
* Evidence of experience of service development Level 4 Safeguarding
Experience
* Essential: Can demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
* Child protection experience
* Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
* Tertiary level experience in Paediatric Nephrology
Desirable
* Tertiary level experience in Paediatric Nephrology at Consultant level
* Interest in research with publications
* Evidence of child protection reports/court experience
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent leadership skills
* Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
* Effective administrative and time management skills. Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
* Training in clinical management
* Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
* Good spoken and written English
* Meets the requirements of the GMC\'s Good Medical Practice
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating bad news
* Energy and enthusiasm, ability to work under pressure. Flexible approach
* Caring attitude to patients, carers, and colleagues
* Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
* Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
* Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
* Evidence of motivational skills
* Management qualification
* Evidence of service development and improvement
* Education qualification
* Evidence of QIP activity
* Peer reviewed publications, research grants, research degree
Other Requirements
* Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
* Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
* Full registration and licence to practise
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 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Childrens Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Employer's website: ouh.nhs.uk
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