Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Diabetes+/ - Endocrinology inHEREFORD inHEREFORD PUBLISHED 13 NOV 2024

Band Consultant: £105,504 to £139,882 a year 2ND ON CALL  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

To enable the delivery of this style of care consultants are resident on call at night.

Are you looking to improve your work-life balance? Herefordshire offers the perfect combination of the convenience of city living and spectacular countryside with the time off to enjoy it all!

Wye Valley NHS Trust's Department of Paediatrics is seeking to recruit a General Paediatric Consultant to join our team of 12 consultants, to help us continue to provide a sustainable consultant-delivered service to the children of Herefordshire. The department offers first class paediatric medicine with a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services. A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. All consultants are resident on call at night with tier 1 doctor and daytime activity is adjusted thus providing time off during the week. Job plans can be adjusted to offer days off in the week which support individual requests for particular days off within the working week. Resident consultant-delivered care operates successfully in our department and we have excellent consultant staff retention. Evening and weekend cover is well supported with middle grades working until 9.30pm.


Closing Date: 11th December 2024


Interview Date: 4th February 2025

General Paediatric Consultant (Endocrinology and Diabetes)

A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. Other special interests to complement the team are welcomed and the opportunity exists for on-the-job development of special interests.

To enable the delivery of this style of care consultants are resident on call at night. Evening and weekend resident cover is supported by the three middle grade doctors. The resident nature of the on call provides for substantial time off during the week because daytime activity is adjusted accordingly - detailed in the example work schedule below.

About us

We seek to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology. The successful candidate will work alongside 14 consultant paediatricians as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team providing care to the children and families of Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. The department offers first class paediatric medicine within a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services.The post is based at Hereford County Hospital in the City of Hereford; there may be some peripheral clinics in the surrounding market towns.

The Trust offers plenty of opportunities for career development; there is a leadership development programme and a progressive education directorate as well as opportunities for research.

For full information please see the attached job description.

For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact :

Dr Lesley Peers - Clinical Lead Paediatrics , Email: , Contact number:

Are you looking to improve your work-life balance? Herefordshire offers the perfect combination of the convenience of city living and spectacular countryside with the time off to enjoy it all!

Wye Valley NHS Trust's Department of Paediatrics is seeking to recruit a General Paediatric Consultant to join our team of 12 consultants, to help us continue to provide a sustainable consultant-delivered service to the children of Herefordshire. The department offers first class paediatric medicine with a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services. A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. All consultants are resident on call at night with tier 1 doctor and daytime activity is adjusted thus providing time off during the week. Job plans can be adjusted to offer days off in the week which support individual requests for particular days off within the working week. Resident consultant-delivered care operates successfully in our department and we have excellent consultant staff retention. Evening and weekend cover is well supported with middle grades working until 9.30pm.


Closing Date: 11th December 2024


Interview Date: 4th February 2025

General Paediatric Consultant (Endocrinology and Diabetes)

A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. Other special interests to complement the team are welcomed and the opportunity exists for on-the-job development of special interests.

To enable the delivery of this style of care consultants are resident on call at night. Evening and weekend resident cover is supported by the three middle grade doctors. The resident nature of the on call provides for substantial time off during the week because daytime activity is adjusted accordingly - detailed in the example work schedule below.

About us

We seek to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology. The successful candidate will work alongside 14 consultant paediatricians as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team providing care to the children and families of Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. The department offers first class paediatric medicine within a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services.The post is based at Hereford County Hospital in the City of Hereford; there may be some peripheral clinics in the surrounding market towns.

The Trust offers plenty of opportunities for career development; there is a leadership development programme and a progressive education directorate as well as opportunities for research.

For full information please see the attached job description.

For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact :

Dr Lesley Peers - Clinical Lead Paediatrics , Email: , Contact number:



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