Job summary
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity and neonatal services across its two main acute sites: Scunthorpe General Hospital (SGH) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (DPOW), Grimsby. Together, the Trust supports a combined birth activity of approximately 4,800 births per year, comprising around 2,100 births at SGH and 2,700 births at DPOW.

Both hospitals provide 24/7 maternity and obstetric services.

DPOW also hosts a Local Neonatal Unit (LNU / Level 2) with 3 intensive care cots and 1 high dependency cot,8 special care cots and 4 transitional care cots.

Both Paediatric wards (Disney ward at SGH and Rainforest ward at DPOW) have 2 High Observation beds and 10 paediatric beds. The Paediatric Assessment and Observation unit at both sites have 8 beds. Both sites are supported by a robust Community Nursing team and Hospital @ home team. Specialist Community Nursing team support the consultants in subspecialities which includes Respiratory, Epilepsy. Endocrine, and Oncology. A team of Paediatric Diabetic Nurses support Consultant with special interest in Diabetes. The Diabetes team have ensured the lowest HbA1C results in the network for 4 consecutive years.

Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's Patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -

• To ensure the provision of a high standard clinical service.
• To provide effective leadership to the junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance to the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's operational group service plans.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Date posted: 22 June 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
Reference number: 208-FFF3E4-26-1
Job locations: Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
General Paediatric Responsibilities

• Participation in consultant-of-the-week rota (approx. 1:10), providing senior decision-making, acute assessment and ward leadership covering neonates and paediatrics.
• Non-resident on-call rota (approx. 1:10) providing acute paediatric, neonatal and safeguarding Level 3 support.
• Outpatient responsibilities including general paediatrics, rapid-access clinics,
• Supervision and teaching of junior doctors, ANNPs, nurses and allied health professionals.

Neurology and Neuro-disability

• Outpatient responsibilities include Neurology and neuro-disability clinics
• Establishing relationship with tertiary neurology/neuro-disability units to improve local services
• Joint clinics with Tertiary Neurology team

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Registerable Medical Degree MBBS MRCPCH
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Valid BLS Training

Desirable

• Appropriate higher degree eg MD, PhD or higher degree

Eligibility
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
• Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on Specialist Register at the point of application

Desirable

• SPIN in Neurology or Masters in Neuro-disability

Speciality specific skills related to post
Essential

• Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician with wide experience in General and Neonatal paediatrics. Experience in Safeguarding children. Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service. Able to support colleagues in constructively challenging other professionals, when appropriate, in the best interests of children Able to participate in organization training need analysis, and to teach and educate health service professional and multi-agency partners as part of a team Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.

Knowledge and Clinical Experience
Essential

• Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of paediatric conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to prioritise and organise work effectively
• Willingness to participate in and lead on multi-disciplinary teams, balancing departmental and personal objectives

Language and Communication Skills
Essential

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Demonstrate clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives
• Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on patients, practice shared decision making

Desirable

• Patient survey feedback and reflections

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: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Lead
Dr Vijaya Hebbar
vijaya.hebbar@nhs.net
03033303737

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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.