Consultant in General Paediatrics interest in Cardiology
Requirements
Applicants must hold an MBBS or equivalent and MRCPCH or equivalent, and must have current UK professional registration. The role also requires maintaining life-support provider status at EPALS or APLS level and meeting training, appraisal, revalidation, and safeguarding requirements.
Job Description
We are advertising a permanent, fulltime 10 PA Consultant post in General Paediatrics with a special interest in Cardiology at University Hospitals Birmingham
The post is primarily based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, with the expectation that clinical duties be delivered across Good Hope and Solihull sites within the Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity and we invite applications for an enthusiastic, committed colleague to join our established team of general paediatricians to provide high-quality care to our local population.
We are proud to serve a large and diverse community and are committed to working collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The successful applicant will join an experienced consultant team delivering the paediatric cardiology service and will be supported in their professional development, including opportunities to participate in joint cardiology clinics with Birmingham Children 's Hospital.
Out-of-hours on-call duties will be based at Heartlands Hospital, covering inpatient admissions, the six-bedded Paediatric High Dependency Unit (HDU), Paediatric Assessment Unit and referrals from the Emergency Department. The postholder will be involved in stabilising acutely unwell children requiring intensive care transfer.
We provide clinical support and access to HDU and inpatient care for sick and complex children and those requiring long stay admission from the Children 's Assessment Unit at Good Hope Hospital (CAU GHH). There is integration and co-operation between consultant and nursing teams across sites with frequent transfer of patients to Heartlands from Good Hope Site. Consultants work a ' Consultant of the Week ' model, covering HDU and the inpatient ward as first on-call, or the Paediatric Assessment Unit, ambulatory and short-stay admissions as second on-call. Weekday daytime cover is 08:30-17:00.
The team also provides shared care with surgical specialties, mental health services and community partners, supporting children with complex and life-limiting conditions within a multidisciplinary team. Two weeks per year will be spent on the CAU BHH, Monday-Friday, as the weekday on-call consultant.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Supporting responsibilities
Attend statutory, mandatory and essential training activities
Complete appraisal and revalidation commitments
Maintain CPD in general paediatrics including asthma and respiratory
Participation in teaching, training and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate doctors rotating in paediatrics.
Participation in clinical governance activities including audits, and other supporting activities as directed by the needs of the service.
Respond and engage with complaints or investigations within the trust when requested
Attend and keeping up to date with child safeguarding training as per trust requirements
Maintain life support provider status (EPALS or APLS) as minimum
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
MBBS or equivalent
MRCPCH or equivalent
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Justina Ryewemamu
Justina.Rweyemamu@uhb.nhs.uk
01214242155
Pay scheme
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Consultant
Salary
£113565.00 to £150569.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
304-KSA- 9019662
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Attachments
Job Description
Consultant Job 10 PA 2026- Cardiology Postv2.pdf – 554KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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