Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Locum SPIN Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant

The closing date is 09 August 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a post which will join the palliative care team at BWCH serve children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the West Midlands area.

About the post: This is a fixed term opportunity of 24 months. This post is designed as a 5 PA post and will need flexibility depending on clinical need. The post is funded directly from charitable sources thanks to the collaboration between the NHS Foundation Trust and Molly Olly's Wishes Charity.

In BWCH, the successful candidate will deliver paediatric palliative medicine to the increasing numbers of children with life-limiting conditions cared for by the wide variety of specialist teams delivering secondary, tertiary and quaternary services. The post-holder will work with the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the team of Palliative and Bereavement care nurses delivering palliative care within BWCH to children with malignant and non-malignant diagnoses. The post will include the need to deliver palliative reviews in the community across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, supporting local healthcare teams. The appointee will help provide leadership in the provision of specialist paediatric palliative care across the region.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attaining Specialist Registration at the time of interview. The proposed date for interview is 22 July 2025 with a potential start date of 3 Sept 2025.

Main duties of the job

In BWCH, the successful candidate will deliver paediatric palliative medicine to the increasing numbers of children with life-limiting conditions cared for by the wide variety of specialist teams delivering secondary, tertiary and quaternary services. The post-holder will work with the existing Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and the team of Palliative and Bereavement care nurses delivering palliative care within BWCH to children with malignant and non-malignant diagnoses. The post will include the need to deliver palliative reviews in the community across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, supporting local healthcare teams. It is expected that the appointee will help provide leadership in the provision of specialist paediatric palliative care across the region.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year N/A

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

284-7271383-BC-KF-25

Job locations

Birmingham Childrens Hospital

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job description and Service Specification for a full breakdown of roles and expectations prior to applying for the role.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact;

Dr Yifan Liang, Clinical lead in Paediatric palliative medicine or Dr Christine Mott Consultant in PPM (0121 333 9999) BWCH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job description and Service Specification for a full breakdown of roles and expectations prior to applying for the role.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact;

Dr Yifan Liang, Clinical lead in Paediatric palliative medicine or Dr Christine Mott Consultant in PPM (0121 333 9999) BWCH

Person Specification

Education

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC Registration and License to practice within the UK
MRCPCH or equivalent
On specialist register for Paediatrics (CCT/CESR or within 6 months of completion of higher specialist training)
Special Interest (SPIN) accreditation in PPM from RCPCH or can demonstrate an equivalent experience and skills within the arena of paediatric palliative medicine

Desirable

Higher degree
Research training / publications
Evidence of continuing professional development

Person Specification

Education

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC Registration and License to practice within the UK
MRCPCH or equivalent
On specialist register for Paediatrics (CCT/CESR or within 6 months of completion of higher specialist training)
Special Interest (SPIN) accreditation in PPM from RCPCH or can demonstrate an equivalent experience and skills within the arena of paediatric palliative medicine

Desirable

Higher degree
Research training / publications
Evidence of continuing professional development

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Childrens Hospital

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Childrens Hospital

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)