Job Description

Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics
40 hours per week (10 PA job plan)
Permanent
Salary: 61,542 - 99,216 per annum
Closing Date: 5th January 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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Main duties of the job

• There is no Paediatric inpatient ward at Nuneaton and ambulances convey directly to UHCW hospital.
• There is an ambulatory service at George Eliot via a dedicated Children's Assessment Unit with pathways for ED care, urgentcare and Paediatric care streamed on arrival at triage.Development of a Short Stay Assessment Unit for specific conditions is being actively explored as the next phase of service development.
• Transfer for inpatient Paediatric care to UHCW is via a well-developed pathway.
• Children arriving through the walk-in service occasionally become critically ill, the resuscitation team at GEH liaises with theKIDS PICU retrieval team in these circumstances and a bespoke plan is made for transfer. A shared transfer policy forPaediatrics, ED and anaesthetics is in place for these circumstances
• There is a SCBU caring for babies from 32/40 gestation up to term and receiving babies for step-down care from LMNS partner hospitals.
• Within the maternity department there are approximately 2,400 births a year and 300 admissions to SCBU which has 8 cots.
• The unit is part of the South West Midlands Neonatal Network and theCoventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal Service. Babies who require LNU or NICU care are transferred either in- utero or after delivery within this LMNS.
• The regional Neonatal Transport Service conveys these babies.

About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Details
Date posted
22 December 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
61,542 to 99,216 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
230-37130563-WCS-G
Job locations
George Eliot Hospital NHS
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Job description
Job responsibilities

• To provide, with Consultant supervision, general Paediatric and Neonatal services within George Eliot NHS Trust for the prevention, diagnosis and management of illness and the proper functioning of the department
• To undertake General Paediatric Outpatient Clinics and other special interest clinics as appropriate to the skills/interests of the post holder
• The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
• Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients (including activity data as required) in line with Trust

On Call Duties

• To participate in the 1:6 middle grade rota The rota is a combination of long on call days (08.30-21.30), Clinic days and SPA time.
• To participate in the resident 12 hour shift night rota. These are on weekday nights (21.00-09.00). There is a rest day provided directly before and after each night shift. There are no night shifts routinely on Saturday or Sunday as the consultant team covers them.
• To perform urgent (acute) Child Safeguarding Medicals when the concern is in the category of physical abuse. The on call Consultant would always be available to support with such cases as needed.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached. Job description
Job responsibilities

• To provide, with Consultant supervision, general Paediatric and Neonatal services within George Eliot NHS Trust for the prevention, diagnosis and management of illness and the proper functioning of the department
• To undertake General Paediatric Outpatient Clinics and other special interest clinics as appropriate to the skills/interests of the post holder
• The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
• Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients (including activity data as required) in line with Trust

On Call Duties

• To participate in the 1:6 middle grade rota The rota is a combination of long on call days (08.30-21.30), Clinic days and SPA time.
• To participate in the resident 12 hour shift night rota. These are on weekday nights (21.00-09.00). There is a rest day provided directly before and after each night shift. There are no night shifts routinely on Saturday or Sunday as the consultant team covers them.
• To perform urgent (acute) Child Safeguarding Medicals when the concern is in the category of physical abuse. The on call Consultant would always be available to support with such cases as needed.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential

• A broad range of Paediatric experience
• Six months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre
• At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training
• Ability to fulfill the duties of the post as laid down in the job description

Desirable

• Management or leadership experience
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement activities
• Experience in Child Safeguarding work
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and junior doctors

Qualification
Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• APLS / EPLS and NLS (or equivalents)
• Level 3 Safeguarding Training

Desirable

• MRCPCH

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Demonstrate good communication skills, orally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively and constructively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Able to show how you have contributed to service improvements

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-professional team
• Able and willing to support and supervise junior doctors
• Able and willing to take part in clinical audit governance, and continuing medical education
• Availability for evening, night and weekend on call and ability to fulfill the duties of the post as laid down in the job description

Desirable

• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues & patients both written and verbally.

Trust Values
Essential

• Effective open communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Person Specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential

• A broad range of Paediatric experience
• Six months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre
• At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training
• Ability to fulfill the duties of the post as laid down in the job description

Desirable

• Management or leadership experience
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement activities
• Experience in Child Safeguarding work
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and junior doctors

Qualification
Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• APLS / EPLS and NLS (or equivalents)
• Level 3 Safeguarding Training

Desirable

• MRCPCH

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Demonstrate good communication skills, orally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively and constructively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Able to show how you have contributed to service improvements

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-professional team
• Able and willing to support and supervise junior doctors
• Able and willing to take part in clinical audit governance, and continuing medical education
• Availability for evening, night and weekend on call and ability to fulfill the duties of the post as laid down in the job description

Desirable

• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues & patients both written and verbally.

Trust Values
Essential

• Effective open communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Skills Required