Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

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The Jenny Lind Children's Hospital, NNUH, is seeking one substantive 10PA consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine. The successful appointee will help shape the developments of this well-established unit and support the East of England CF network and regional respiratory services. The post comprises 10 Programmed Activities (10PA) of which 1.5 SPA and 8.5 PA of clinical work. The clinical work will include specialized cystic fibrosis and respiratory work, and some general Paediatric acute work.

The successful applicant will work with colleagues in paediatric respiratory medicine, paediatric medicine, surgery and neonatology to provide respiratory support to inpatients and outpatients in the Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital. They will collaborate with colleagues at CUH to develop closer clinical, research and training links, as lead centres within the regional Paediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis services. NNUH is a recognised specialist centre for Cystic Fibrosis.

The appointee will provide inpatient and outpatient care for patients with respiratory disease. The appointee may not be expected to have any on call commitment to acute paediatric medicine, which is subject to discussion. There is currently no sub-specialty on-call cover included in this post, although a more regional approach may be developed in the future.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff. The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities such as the Quadram Institute.

We work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and our workforce represents 94 countries.

We offer the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi-Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hour confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Date posted: 06 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade:
Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 234-MS2465-A

Job locations:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7UY

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description link for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Person Specification

Essential

• Full GMC
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT in paediatrics OR Equivalent (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)

Desirable

• Higher degree such as MD, MSc or PhD
• CCT in respiratory paediatrics

Essential Experience

• Equivalence to the 5 years training period in the NHS for overseas applicants
• Demonstrable knowledge and commitment to a career in paediatric respiratory medicine
• 2 years paediatric respiratory training or experience in a tertiary centre (GRID/SPIN or equivalent encouraged)
• Competent in management of inpatients and outpatients with respiratory conditions or CF
• EPLS or APLS certification
• Training to level 3 safeguarding and experience at Specialist Registrar or Consultant level

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience at consultant level
• Expertise in CF
• Recent experience with CFTR modulating therapy
• Experience in sleep studies

Aptitudes

• Good communicator
• Experience in multidisciplinary team work
• Enthusiasm for service development and teaching

Desirable Aptitudes

• Service improvement leadership
• Management skills
• Leadership potential

Teaching

• Experience of formal and on-the-job clinical teaching
• Enthusiasm to teach clinical skills

Desirable Teaching

• Commitment to undergraduate/postgraduate and multidisciplinary teaching & training
• Recognised postgraduate course in teaching/training (T5 or similar)
• Postgraduate qualification in teaching (PGCert or similar)

Clinical Governance

• Able to deliver high quality paediatric care
• Knowledge and experience of clinical audit
• Logical, analytical and self-critical approach to clinical practice

Interests

• Ability and commitment to practice
• Evidence-based medicine
• Commitment to delivering high quality Consultant led care in paediatric…