About this role
Job summary
The Paediatric Surgical Service is part of the Family Services Care Group and is based at Hull Royal Infirmary, with services largely delivered within the Women's and Children's Hospital. The service provides general and specialist paediatric surgery, including paediatric urology, colorectal, gastrointestinal and neonatal surgery, working closely with paediatrics, neonatology, anaesthetics, radiology and emergency care. Services include outpatient clinics, day-case and inpatient operating lists and emergency surgical care.
The locum will work alongside the existing consultant paediatric surgical team to maintain safe and timely surgical provision during a four-month period of locum cover. Theresa Bowen's correspondence of 29 October 2026 identifies Anna Radford and Marcin Kazmierski as the two consultants providing the urology service. Staffing, governance arrangements and operational details should be confirmed by the Clinical Lead before publication.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will assess and manage children and young people with paediatric urological conditions within their competencies; provide specialist advice to colleagues; contribute to multidisciplinary discussion and coordinated care with relevant paediatric, neonatal, anaesthetic and diagnostic specialties; and support effective communication with children, families and referring clinicians. They will maintain appropriate safeguarding practice, clinical governance, audit and incident reporting, and contribute to supervision and teaching of junior medical and multidisciplinary colleagues where appropriate.
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate relevant paediatric surgical experience and appropriate paediatric urology expertise to support the identified service need. The exact urology case mix, operative commitments and level of emergency/on-call participation will be agreed with the Clinical Lead.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy oppourtunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise. Specialist registration in Paediatric Surgery (or eligibility within the timeframe permitted for the appointment), subject to recruitment/medical staffing confirmation.
Desirable
- Relevant fellowship or additional specialist training in paediatric urology.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Primary medical qualification (MBBS or equivalent). Recognised higher specialist training in paediatric surgery or equivalent competence appropriate to consultant practice. Evidence of relevant training and current competence in paediatric urology.
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, MS, PhD or equivalent). Additional training or accreditation in paediatric urology. Teaching qualification.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide independent consultant-level care in general paediatric surgery and clinical assessment and management of paediatric urological conditions within documented competence. Experience of elective and non-elective paediatric surgical work; sound clinical judgement; multidisciplinary working; effective communication with children and families; commitment to safeguarding.
Desirable
- Experience of developing or supporting a specialist paediatric urology service; relevant minimally invasive or specialist operative skills according to service requirements.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise a demanding clinical workload, work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, support safe service delivery and participate in clinical governance, risk management and service improvement.
Desirable
- Experience leading service development, clinical improvement or departmental management.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience supervising and teaching medical trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues. Evidence of participation in clinical audit, CPD and evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- Research, publications or presentations relevant to paediatric surgery/urology; teaching programme or significant audit leadership.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; sensitivity to children, young people and families; flexible and collaborative approach; ability to work safely and effectively within a consultant team and uphold professional standards.
Desirable
- Experience working across regional clinical networks and developing multidisciplinary pathways.
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
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Hull Royal Infirmary
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)