Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care (6.25PA's)
The closing date is 05 April 2026
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care (6.25PA's) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to commence from as soon as possible.
We are looking to recruit a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine to work alongside the Consultant Nurse role and RAaFT Team members. All other posts in the service are now filled.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will assume Consultant responsibilities with RAaFT and will support growth and development of the service. The appointee will work collaboratively with children's health services across the region and including children's hospices via the East of England Paediatric Palliative Care MCN aiming to ensure the most appropriate support is delivered in the most appropriate setting (home, hospice, hospital).
The scope includes fetal medicine, management of infants and children in neonatal and paediatric intensive care settings, paediatric oncology, neuro‑disability and the full range of paediatric services. It extends from the point of diagnosis with the aim of enhancing quality of life, controlling distressing symptoms and providing practical and emotional support through treatment, at end of life and into bereavement.
Out of hours support and advice is already provided across the region by hospice specialist nurses with a second tier of telephone on‑call support provided by the MCN specialist team rota. The post holder will contribute to this rota. There will be no acute out of hours cover within CUHT.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have, or be within six months of being awarded, CCT in Paediatric Palliative Medicine at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job‑share.
About us
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non‑UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country in which they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Job responsibilities
This post is hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHT), but postholder will work with those teams who already know the patient wherever they are based.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce, all newly appointed Consultants will attend our five‑day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUHT.
In 2021 NHS England funded a new regional childrens palliative care service for East of England (RAaFT‑ Regional Advice and Facilitation Team: East of England Childrens Palliative Care Service), comprising 2 Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, 2 Specialist Nurses, 0.5 Senior Pharmacist and 0.5 Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Data Manager.
RAaFT has been established to offer palliative and end of life care to all babies and children and families in the region with life‑limiting conditions. The Paediatric Palliative Care consultant will work very closely with the regional Childrens Hospices via the East of England Paediatric Palliative Care Managed Clinical Network (MCN). The new consultant will work closely with colleagues at CUHT and other hospitals around the region, and with community children's services as well as colleagues in education and social services.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications (1-5)
Standards
* Standards (1-5)
Professionalism
* Professionalism (1-5)
Clinical Skills
* Clinical Skills (1-5)
Specialty Specific Skills
* Related to the post (1-5)
Clinical Governance
* Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)
Communication Skills
* Communication Skills (1-5)
Personal Skills
* Personal Skills (1-5)
Understanding of the NHS
* Understanding of the NHS (1-5)
Professional Development
* Commitment on ongoing professional development (1-5)
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.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum, pro‑rata
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