Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking team of consultant paediatricians within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post holder will provide consultant leadership for children and young people with diabetes and endocrine disorders in South Buckinghamshire, contributing to the Trust's successful paediatric diabetes service and maintaining national quality standards. In addition, they will undertake general paediatric and neonatal responsibilities, participate in the consultant on-call rota, and support the delivery of high-quality acute paediatric care across both hospital sites.

This is a full time (10 PA) substantive post with cross site working delivering outpatient clinics at Wycombe Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Amersham Hospital.

Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation:https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/consultant-paediatrician/consultant-paediatrician

Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join a team of consultants and undertake inpatient and outpatient work in Neonates and General Paediatrics including inpatients and children admitted to the observation ward. These clinical areas have day on call (attending weeks). On call activities are on a pro-rata basis. In addition to the general paediatrics this post holder will also have specialist clinics in diabetes to ensure we continue to meet the standards to achieve the best practice tariff.

Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation: https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/consultant-paediatrician/consultant-paediatrician

About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details
Date posted
08 September 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
Per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share,
Flexible working

Reference number
434-MSCS8225297

Job locations
Wycombe Hospital
Queen Alexandra Rd,
High Wycombe
HP11 2TT
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
There will be 3 clinics every week: 1 general and 2 diabetes. These will be in Stoke, Wycombe or Amersham Hospital to cover the needs of the patients in the South of the county. Dr Dutta covers the Diabetes and Endocrine service for patients in the North of the county.

The post holder will be Paediatrician of the week (POW) and Neonatologist of the week (NOW) totalling 7 on calls a year. There will also be attending weeks for the Childrens Observation Unit (COU) and the number of these will be 1-2 weeks / year. During these days s/he will have no other clinical commitments.

The post holder will have resident duties covering Twilight shifts from 16:00-22:00 within the Childrens Emergency Department. This will be a weekend twilight shift to cover the Friday to Sunday evenings for 4 weekends a year to ensure that college standards for facing the future are fully met.

Please see Candidate Pack for further information on the role and about our organisation: https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/consultant-paediatrician/consultant-paediatrician

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registration
Essential

• MB, ChB or equivalent
• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• MRCPCH, or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher postgraduate degree

Experience/ Training
Essential

• Extensive knowledge of neonatal and general paediatrics.
• Minimum of 1 year Endocrine and Diabetes experience within training.
• Have clinical experience of assessing and examining children and young people as appropriate to the role to include safeguarding.

Desirable

• Diabetes SPIN module

Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential

• Ability to carry out common neonatal and general paediatric procedures
• Ability to diagnose and manage wide variety of illness in children

Desirable

• Any other knowledge base to enhance service - insulin pump training etc

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address
Wycombe Hospital
Queen Alexandra Rd,
High Wycombe
HP11 2TT
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Atanu Dutta
atanudutta@nhs.net

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