Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric service hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and be part of the dynamic team providing the service to meet rising demand across the specialist teams within Epilepsy, Community Paediatrics including Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics. The successful candidate will be clinically active in both Community Paediatric service and Acute Paediatric services. The post holder will be the fourth clinician joining the Paediatric epilepsy service. There are four Epilepsy specialist nurses in the team. The Paediatric Neurology team at Leeds provide the tertiary neurology support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also be clinically active in the Community Paediatric service and contribute to 50% of Acute Paediatric on call commitments and Consultant of the Week responsibility.
The successful candidate will work across Children Looked After service and Neurodevelopment. The post holder will be clinically competent in meeting the health needs of Children Looked After, including those undergoing adoption as appropriate to role. The post holder with also be expected to be part of the clinical team who contribute as Medical advisor to the Adoption Panel
The post holder should be competent in providing holistic support to children with Neurodevelopmental needs including linking multidisciplinary team.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Details
Date posted
26 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
109,725 to 145,478 a year PA PR
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
356-25-7436757
Job locations
hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby road
Hull
HU3 2JZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached and Person Specification Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached and Person Specification
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential

• oFull Registration with the GMC
• oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months) Note - CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Valid APLS certificate
• Valid level3 safeguarding training

Desirable

• oCompletion of Epilepsy SPIN module

Clinical Experience
Essential

• oIs able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the higher specialist paediatric training in paediatrics
• oDemonstrate experience in assessment and management of children with Epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders
• oAble to undertake statutory children Looked After/adoption health assessments, including those with complex healthcare needs and provide written report
• oBe able to provide advice to local authority adoption and fostering panels
• oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Management and Administration Experience
Essential

• oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
• oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential

• oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
• oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. , APLS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes
Essential

• oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
• oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable

• oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential

• oFull Registration with the GMC
• oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months) Note - CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Valid APLS certificate
• Valid level3 safeguarding training

Desirable

• oCompletion of Epilepsy SPIN module

Clinical Experience
Essential

• oIs able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the higher specialist paediatric training in paediatrics
• oDemonstrate experience in assessment and management of children with Epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders
• oAble to undertake statutory children Looked After/adoption health assessments, including those with complex healthcare needs and provide written report
• oBe able to provide advice to local authority adoption and fostering panels
• oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Management and Administration Experience
Essential

• oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
• oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential

• oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
• oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. , APLS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes
Essential

• oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
• oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable

• oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines