Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (On call 1:4)
- Job ref
- 411-ACU-26-8332153
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Paediatric Urologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
We require a full-time 10PA Consultant in Paediatric Surgery with a special interest in Paediatric Urology. The successful applicant with work alongside the current consultant team to provide outpatient and inpatient services at Alder Hey. They will also be expected to provide services at one or more partner hospitals. The role is initially to provide Consultant Paediatric Urology cover for a consultant career break and then from April 2026 a permanent reduction in hours. There will also be a requirement to support the busy Paediatric Surgery/Trauma/Neonatal Surgery on call team from April 2026.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will primarily work within the specialist Paediatric Urology team joining an established service of 3 paediatric urologists, an associate specialty doctor and large team of paediatric urology nurses. The Paediatric Urology team operates with the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Alder Hey.
The posts offer 10 PA’s which consist of 8.5 direct clinical care PA’s including specific PA’s for on call commitments in General Paediatric Surgery and Urology at Alder Hey Hospital. The paediatric surgery rota is currently a 1 in 10 rota and the Urology rota is a 1 in 4 telephone advice rota, with occasional requirement on site out of hours. PA’s are awarded for SPA and admin, respectively.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will cover outpatient clinics at Alder Hey, Stoke and Warrington, with elective theatre at Alder Hey. The job plan is included within the job description.
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- - Full General Medical Council (GMC) registration with a licence to practice. - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatric Surgery or Urology (or CCT / CESR / proposed CCT date within 6 months of the interview). - Primary medical degree (MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent). - Higher surgical qualification such as FRCS (Urol) or FRCS (Paed.Surg.) or approved international equivalent. - Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) accreditation or equivalent - CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
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
- Rachel Rowson
- Job title
- Head of Operational Performance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07530004947
- Additional information
Mr Josef Taylor
Clinical Director
Paediatric Surgery & Urology
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