Job summary

Applications are invited for afixed termpost as Paediatrician withan interest in AllergyatLister Hospital, East and North HertfordshireTeachingNHSTrust. It will be essential to havepreviousexperience and training inAllergyattertiaryhospital level. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Paediatrician who wants to join a friendly and supportive Paediatric team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join theAcute Paediatricsdepartment at East and North HertfordshireTeachingNHS Trust. The successful candidate will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful, and they feel valued during their visits to the Trust.

This is afixed termappointment, based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.The Lister Hospital enjoys a unique geographical location close to London andCambridge,and the Trust has a reputation for our commitment to the highest standards of care, but also for our friendly and supportive approach.

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of high-quality patient centred care

• Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning

• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service

• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity

• Active participation in continuing medical education

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

11 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-M&D-8243546

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Road

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities on this fixed term role.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities on this fixed term role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry on GMC with licence to practice
• College Membership (MRCPCH) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Level 3 (or equivalent) training in safeguarding and experience of safeguarding work

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree (or equivalent)
• APLS/EPALS/NLS instructor

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of experience in Paediatrics
• Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion

Desirable

• Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience and participation in research

Skills

Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

Essential

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Entry on GMC with licence to practice College Membership (MRCPCH) or qualification of an equivalent level Level 3 (or equivalent) training in safeguarding and experience of safeguarding work Desirable Postgraduate academic degree (or equivalent) APLS/EPALS/NLS instructor Experience Essential Broad range of experience in Paediatrics Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion Desirable Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives Demonstrable experience and participation in research Skills Essential Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making Ability to effectively teach clinical skills Knowledge Essential Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice Other requirements Essential Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities Role model our Trust values every day Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

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.

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. 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 and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Road

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Road

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)