Consultant Paediatrician
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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint two enthusiastic Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest that complements our department to join our team of eleven consultant paediatricians. The post holder will provide local general paediatrics and neonatology care for Barnsley and will also take part in hot week service.
This post will support the Paediatric department in Quality Improvement and standards as per RCPCH guidelines and as part of the Clinical Business Unit (CBU) along with meeting other CBU requirements within Paediatrics.
Our Paediatric ward was refurbished in 2021 and we have a newly modernised Childrens Assessment Unit (CAU) located next to our Emergency Department. The Paediatric ward currently has 8 beds and CAU 9 beds.
We have a level 2 Neonatal unit with 14 cots comprising of 2 ITU, 3 HDU and 9 Special care.
This post is a permanent position and comprises of the following: 1:10 hot ward weeks, 1:10 Neonates ward cover, 1:10 weekend on call, 1:10 on call (Monday to Thursday) resident until 22:00 hrs and then non-resident and 2 outpatient clinics a week outside of hot weeks.
If you are committed to delivering excellent care and excited at the opportunity of shaping the future direction of Paediatric care in Barnsley, we would love to hear from you.
Please note the planned interview date for this post is Friday 25 September 2026.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Consultant who is eager to:
- Lead and innovate within our services.
- Contribute to service development and re-evaluation.
- Work collaboratively within a supportive, highly skilled multidisciplinary team (providing support and advice to specialist nurses, resident doctors) and regional networks.
- Actively contributes to the paediatric hot week rota, providing senior clinical leadership, and ensuring high-quality patient care during periods of increased service demand.
- The post holder will maintain the highest clinical standards in general paediatric and neonatology by ensuring responsibility for their own continuing medical education and professional development.
- The successful candidate will work collaboratively with consultant colleagues in the day-to-day management of the Paediatric Department, actively contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement and audit programmes, while supporting the education, training and professional development of junior doctors, medical students, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.
Job description
The job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.
About us
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work
We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone
We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants
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