Locum Consultant Paediatrician | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Applications are warmly invited for a locum full-time (10Pa) General Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Diabetes post to cover a period of maternity leave.

The Trust provides regional facilities for the whole of Coventry and Warwickshire with a population of approximately 1 million. The Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the UK and is committed to the development of a high-quality paediatric service.

University Hospital is the main clinical teaching hospital for Warwick University Medical School. This is an extremely well equipped 1200 bed teaching hospital, containing all medical and surgical specialities and is a designated major trauma centre including a helicopter emergency service.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking and dynamic team of 15 paediatricians. University hospital has one of the largest paediatric units in the West Midlands. We provide general paediatric care to a child population of 65,000 within Coventry and work in partnership with local trusts to provide Paediatric and some subspecialist care to children from Warwickshire and neighbouring counties. We have more than 35,000 attendances at the Children’s Emergency Department, over 4500 acute admissions and over 12,000 outpatient attendances annually.

The successful post holder will work on the general paediatric service and on-call rotas; leading general paediatric, diabetes and weight management clinics. Whilst also contributing to the care of the medical patients attending the Children’s Emergency Department. The post will also include the leadership of Clinical Audit within the department.

Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register or have a CCT date within 6 months of the interview date. Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged - please contact Dr. Sarah Griffiths, Clinical Lead for Paediatrics on 02476 964000.

Please visit our website www.uhcw.nhs.uk for more information about the Trust.

This is a full-time 10 PA NHS post for a Locum Consultant in General Paediatric Medicine with an interest in Diabetes, located within the Women’s and Children’s Department of University Hospital, Coventry.

The post holder will join the team of 15 paediatric consultants and will contribute to the delivery and organisation of the paediatric service, participating in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and service developments for the population of Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Women and Children’s Group comprises of Paediatrics, Neonatology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Midwifery, Feto-maternal medicine, Reproductive medicine, and Gynae-Oncology. The Children’s Emergency Department is jointly managed by Paediatrics and Emergency medicine. Services are provided on two sites: University Hospital, Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

· Expertise in general paediatrics, paediatric diabetes, acute and out-patient based.

· Ability to deliver a Consultant of the Week service on the children’s inpatient unit and Children’s Emergency Department, 4/5 times in 12 months.

· To participate in the general paediatric acute on call 1 in 6 weekends and 1 in 12 weekdays.

· General Paediatric clinics and ward rounds.

· Clinical and educational supervision of paediatric trainees.

· Enthusiasm and ability to participate in the delivery of medical education and audit within the department.

· Weekly diabetes clinic.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026