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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

LED in Paediatrics (ST1-2 Equivalent)

The closing date is 14 December 2025

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Job summary

Locally Employed Doctors - Fixed Term Contract - 6 MonthsST1-2 Equivalent - Paediatrics

** Fixed term 6 month contract from February 2026**

Do you have a passion to provide high quality care and work alongside a growing team?

  • Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
  • Assisting with teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other professionals
  • To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
  • To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

The successful applicant will join the Paediatric Team and will work on the on call rota alongside 10 consultants, 5 specialty doctors, 4 Paediatric resident doctors, 2 locally employed doctors, 3 FY2 and 2 FY1 doctors. The post holder will join a friendly, well-established and innovative multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of high quality care to children in the local population.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this advert for a full details.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

  • A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
  • Staff Recognition - we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
  • Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

  • Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
  • All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-MS-3495D

Job locations

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please contact Dr Sobia Bilal, Clinical Lead or Dr Anna Linden, College Tutor, via their secretary on 01423 553666.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please contact Dr Sobia Bilal, Clinical Lead or Dr Anna Linden, College Tutor, via their secretary on 01423 553666.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies
  • Experience in NHS District General Hospital practice

Desirable

  • Experience Working in Paediatrics
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies
  • Experience in NHS District General Hospital practice

Desirable

  • Experience Working in Paediatrics

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

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

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Consultant & Clinical Lead

Dr Sobia Bilal

01423553666

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-MS-3495D

Job locations

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


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