About this role
Job summary
This post is for a Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Neonatal Medicine based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The post holder will have the majority of their duties based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital but will be expected to undertake outpatient clinics in a variety of settings around the whole county, including Redditch, Evesham, Malvern, Kidderminster. The Maternity and Paediatric Services provided within Worcestershire have recently been reviewed through a joint process with NHS England and the three local Clinical Commissioning Groups. The model agreed sees all Inpatient Paediatric and Neonatal Services based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. All births will be at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital with the option of the CCGs commissioning a Midwifery Led Unit in North East Worcestershire in the future should they wish to do so. There are no inpatient Neonatal or Paediatric beds at the Alexandra Hospital.The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch will provide an adult only Emergency Department although some children will be seen in a co-located Minor Injuries Unit or General Practice Out of Hours Service.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: Leading Quality improvement on NNU at WRH
Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr Wasiullah Shinwari to discuss the opportunity.
AAC Interview date: 16/07/2026
Please note: JD is pending Royal college approval.
Main duties of the job
This is a countywide post where the applicant will participating in a 1 in 8 rota covering the neonatal unit and 1 in 16 weeks covering paediatric assessment pathway (PAP), and also perform general paediatric clinics primarily at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital (Redditch), and Kidderminster Treatment Centre. Additional clinics operate at Malvern and Evesham Community Hospitals.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and Costs.
Job description Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience Essential
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes Essential
Ability to work in a team Enquiring, critical approach to work Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Research Experience Essential
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years Evidence of having undertaken original research
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise. Entry on Specialist Register in Paediatrics (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via; CCT or Portfolio Pathway (was CESR) or European Community Rights Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable
Higher degree
Experience Essential
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Paediatrics Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Expertise in sub-specialty
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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)