Consultant in Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Diseases

Job summary

Applications are invited for a part time substantive consultant post in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This exciting permanent 7 PA post has arisen out of a need to deliver safe and sustainable care to paediatric patients across the Southwest. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children provides multiple tertiary and qua ternary services for paediatric patients and has the only Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in the region.

• To support and increase consultant level delivery of tertiary services to metabolic inpatients and outpatients in Bristol and across the South West of England.
• To support the development of tertiary services as part of a managed clinical network for the South West of England.
• To ensure the service conforms to the highest clinical standards in the investigation, diagnosis and management of children with IMD.
• To support the development of effective two‑way communication between specialist centre and local hospitals, other professionals, patients and their families.
• To support the provision and the development of metabolic outreach clinics in secondary care centres across the South West.
• To work closely with specialist clinical biochemistry.
• To provide clinical support for the newborn screening programme.
• To support transitional care service provision for patients with IMD.
• To support the provision of 24/7 specialist consultant cover across the South West.
• To participate in a 1 in 4 on‑call rota during the working week with the existing consultants.
• To participate in a 1 in 8 rota on weekends with the existing consultants and the West Midlands metabolic service on weekends.
• To liaise closely with patient support groups.
• To maintain general metabolic skills.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as "Good" overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking, multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, allowing you to enjoy the best of both city living and the countryside or seaside, with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and as an equal‑opportunity employer actively working towards a diverse workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels.

• Date posted: 09 February 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year, pro‑rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part‑time
• Reference number: 387‑WC‑0996‑MP
• Job locations: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, BS2 8ED

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
• Evidence of thorough and broad training in Paediatric IMD
• Note:
  
  CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application

• National Grid Post in metabolic Disorders higher degree, e.g. MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics

• Evidence of thorough and broad experience in Paediatric IMD
• Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a wide range of problems within Paediatric IMD
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Paediatric Basic Life Support training

• Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service…