Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 sessions per week)
- Job ref
- 188-MC40925
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £109,725 to £145,478
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/11/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Consultant in Sleep Medicine
Consultant
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
This is a PERMANENT contract with the position.
Start date for the post TBC.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Online applications are invited for the post of Consultant Paediatrician in Sleep Medicine at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for someone who is experienced at managing both neurological and respiratory sleep disorders. The successful applicant will have completed specialty training in paediatrics, at least 1 year WTE in paediatric sleep medicine and have sub-speciality certification in sleep medicine. This is a permanent appointment.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will join a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, psychologists, sleep practitioners, physiotherapists, sleep physiologists and a pharmacist. They will contribute to outpatient assessment, interpretation of sleep diagnostics and treatment of children with a range of neurological and respiratory sleep disorders. You will contribute to training and education within the Southampton Sleep Training programme.
For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.
Interviews will be held on: 10th November 2025
This vacancy closes on or before 19th October 2025
Person specification
Qualifications, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC registration in paediatrics with a licence to practise
- Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- APLS certification of equivalent
- Level 3 training in child protection
- Minimum 12 months WTE experience working in a tertiary sleep service managing the full range of neuro-sleep and respiratory sleep cases
- Qualification in sleep medicine (e.g. SPIN in paediatric sleep medicine, European Somnologist Certification)
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications in teaching, management or research
- Experience in service development
- Experience in audit and quality improvement
- Experience in management
- Experience in research and understanding of research practice and governance
Aptitudes and skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and clinical skills to provide a consultant led service in paediatric sleep medicine for both neuro-sleep and respiratory sleep
- Ability to interpret polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, actigraphy, home videosomnography, cardiorespiratory, oxi-capnography, pulse oximetry and ventilation titration studies.
- Experience managing safeguarding concerns and working with safeguarding MDT
- Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ness Hewertson
- Job title
- Paediatric Consultant in Sleep Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381 205922
- Additional information
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