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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Consultant Paediatrician

The closing date is 10 September 2026

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a large, highly supportive and enthusiastic paediatric team providing inpatient and outpatient General paediatric services across East Lancashire. The paediatric team are leading members in new ways of working in East Lancashire and are involved pilots of transformational models of care linking in with GP's and other primary care health, education, social care and third sector professionals. We are also involved in regional redesign as part of the integrated care system developments in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

The main clinical duties of this post are in general paediatrics. The Consultant Paediatricians have recently reconfigured their working patterns to participate in a 1:8.5 Consultant of the week system which is split into 2 half weeks, working a block from Monday - Thursday, and a block Friday - Sunday. During the 'hot week' there are 2 Consultants of the week who are both ward based responsible for the ward, COAU, ED emergency calls, and inpatient safeguarding. All consultants also participate in cover on the COAU from 1pm - 10pm leading a team of registrars, junior doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to manage ambulatory patients and review GP and ED referrals. This is covered on a 1:17 rota. Finally all consultants partake in non resident on call. Two consultants are non resident on call at weekends, with 1 consultant on-call overnight.Overall frequency on non resident on calls is1:17. All on-calls and COAU shifts are prospectively covered.

About us

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Paediatrician in General Paediatrics to join our friendly andenthusiastic team within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. This post is for a period of 12 months, pending AAC approval for a substantive post.

The post will be based in the Royal Blackburn Hospital where all inpatient and emergency paediatricservices are centralised. The post represents an exciting opportunity to gain experience or work within a large paediatric service, managing patient care primarily in General Paediatrics. The Child Health Service in East Lancashire is the largest centralised children's service in the NorthWest and one of the largest in the country. Catering for a diverse population, we provide both generalPaediatric and many sub-specialty services for a local population of around 560,000 people.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and be included in the Specialist Register forPaediatrics or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT. Satisfactory completion of previous postsproviding professional training in General Paediatrics and Neonatology as recognised by the RCPCH is essential.

Details

Date posted

13 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-MQ123-26

Job locations

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post will have general paediatric clinics per week (excluding hot weeks when only ward duties are undertaken). The hot slots on general paediatric clinics are an exciting development aiming to provide rapid consultant assessment of urgent GP referrals, referrals from ED and consultant review of patients seen on the admissions units out of hours. Thispost will include clinics delivered at Burnley currently, although clinics may also be required at other peripheral sites. Existing consultants in East Lancashire have expertise and interests in different specialty branches of paediatrics. The aim is to have a lead consultant for all specialty areas who can undertake independent and/or joint care of complex patients with nearby tertiary centres. Inparticular we provide expertise in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Respiratory Medicine including a large Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis service, Epilepsy, Neurodisability, Nephrology and Haematology. The department is also heavily involved in medical education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post will have general paediatric clinics per week (excluding hot weeks when only ward duties are undertaken). The hot slots on general paediatric clinics are an exciting development aiming to provide rapid consultant assessment of urgent GP referrals, referrals from ED and consultant review of patients seen on the admissions units out of hours. Thispost will include clinics delivered at Burnley currently, although clinics may also be required at other peripheral sites. Existing consultants in East Lancashire have expertise and interests in different specialty branches of paediatrics. The aim is to have a lead consultant for all specialty areas who can undertake independent and/or joint care of complex patients with nearby tertiary centres. Inparticular we provide expertise in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Respiratory Medicine including a large Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis service, Epilepsy, Neurodisability, Nephrology and Haematology. The department is also heavily involved in medical education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Person Specification

Meets Essential Criteria

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria
• Relevant medical degree/experience
• Relevant paediatric experience

Desirable

• Meet some desirable criteria

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC with license to practice
• APLS

Desirable

• Relevant Paediatric Experience
• A higher qualification, eg: MD PHD Master Diploma

Relevant adequate Paediatric experience

Essential

• Relevant Paediatric qualifications and experience

Desirable

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal with all disciplines on the telephone using empathy and negotiating skills

Person Specification

Meets Essential Criteria

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria
• Relevant medical degree/experience
• Relevant paediatric experience

Desirable

• Meet some desirable criteria

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC with license to practice
• APLS

Desirable

• Relevant Paediatric Experience
• A higher qualification, eg: MD PHD Master Diploma

Relevant adequate Paediatric experience

Essential

• Relevant Paediatric qualifications and experience

Desirable

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal with all disciplines on the telephone using empathy and negotiating skills

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Nicola Horton

[email protected]

01254732750

Details

Date posted

13 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-MQ123-26

Job locations

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

United Kingdom

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