Job summary
This is a full-time fixed-term position until 2nd September 2026, working in our Paediatric and Neonatal units. Part-time applications will be considered.
The MKUH Paediatrics Department is progressive with multiple subspecialties represented.
We have subspeciality interests in Neonatology, Cardiology, Allergy, Oncology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Rheumatology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Haemoglobinopathies, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology and Eating Disorders.
Our Neonatal Unit is designated a Level 2 Unit (Local Neonatal Unit). We care for babies from 27 weeks of gestation, >800g birth weight and can offer short-term ventilation up to 48 hours. In addition, we can initiate nitric oxide and therapeutic hypothermia treatment whilst awaiting transfer to a tertiary centre.
Our Paediatric Wards have Level One High Dependency beds. We are a Level One POSCU (Paediatric Oncology Shared Clinical Unit). In addition, we have a Paediatric Day Surgical Unit and Paediatric Day Care Service.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and forward-thinking team providing evidence-based care for all our patients. We welcome applications from all interested individuals.
Main duties of the job
To provide, with colleagues, general paediatric and neonatal services for the prevention, diagnosis and management of illness and the proper functioning of the department.
To participate in the rolling rota, which is outlined in the job plan, including long days and night shifts.
Departmental teaching is held weekly, and all doctors are encouraged to be an active contributor to the teaching program as well as research, audit participation and appraisal.
The post holder must maintain continuing professional development and will be encouraged to attend relevant professional courses and meetings.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium-sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
- Take part in the full shift rota.
- Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive efficient paediatric service across Milton Keynes.
- Provide evidence-based care for all patients within their sphere of responsibility.
- Involvement in research is encouraged.
- Medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate hospital health and safety policies.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
- Take part in the full shift rota.
- Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive efficient paediatric service across Milton Keynes.
- Provide evidence-based care for all patients within their sphere of responsibility.
- Involvement in research is encouraged.
- Medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate hospital health and safety policies.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- MD / DCH in Paediatrics MRCPCH
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration with License to Practice
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including:
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behavior and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care.
- Evidence of 2 years of General Paediatric experience including neonatology.
Desirable
- Paediatric outpatient experience
- Tertiary unit neonatal experience
- NHS Experience
Clinical skills
Essential
- Out of hours experience in Paediatrics.
- Acute care safe: up-to-date APLS / EPLS
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job. Clinical judgment: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to priorities clinical need.
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Paediatric outpatient experience
Commitment to clinical governance/ improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making
- Aware of own limitations
- Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching where required in the job
- Research skills: demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements.
Communication skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives.
- Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients. Practice shared decision making
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Personal skills
Essential
- Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team
- Managing others and team involvement: capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
- Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Problem solving and decision making: capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions
- Organization and planning: capacity to organize oneself and priorities own work
- Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and selfdiscipline. Understands importance of information technology.
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
Desirable
- Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team: 360o feedback
Probity
Essential
- Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a nonjudgmental approach towards others
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Learning and personal development: Demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- MD / DCH in Paediatrics MRCPCH
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration with License to Practice
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including:
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behavior and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care.
- Evidence of 2 years of General Paediatric experience including neonatology.
Desirable
- Paediatric outpatient experience
- Tertiary unit neonatal experience
- NHS Experience
Clinical skills
Essential
- Out of hours experience in Paediatrics.
- Acute care safe: up-to-date APLS / EPLS
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job. Clinical judgment: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to priorities clinical need.
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Paediatric outpatient experience
Commitment to clinical governance/ improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making
- Aware of own limitations
- Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching where required in the job
- Research skills: demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements.
Communication skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives.
- Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients. Practice shared decision making
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Personal skills
Essential
- Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team
- Managing others and team involvement: capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
- Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Problem solving and decision making: capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions
- Organization and planning: capacity to organize oneself and priorities own work
- Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and selfdiscipline. Understands importance of information technology.
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
Desirable
- Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team: 360o feedback
Probity
Essential
- Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a nonjudgmental approach towards others
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Learning and personal development: Demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
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.
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.
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).
