We are seeking to recruit one highly motivated and clinically focussed individual to work as a 6PA locum Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, to cover maternity leave (2 January 2027 – 31 August 2027).
If candidates are interested, 2PAs within the Sexual Assault Referral Centre may also be available during the locum period, provided the candidate is successful at interview and meets the team’s employment requirements. These 2PAs are optional and not mandatory.
The Trust has both Adult and Paediatric Emergency Departments in the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital. The appointee will be working within the Children’s Emergency Department which is based in Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital.
They will join a consultant team of 19 individuals comprising of a mixture of Paediatricians with subspecialisation in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Consultants with a sub-speciality interest in Emergency Paediatrics.
Applicants should be on the specialist register for Paediatric Medicine with a sub-speciality interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or on the specialist register for Emergency Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Paediatrics or be able to demonstrate equivalence and be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in either.
Instructor status in APLS/EPLS/ATLS or equivalent is preferable and in date APLS provider status is essential. Experience of Child Protection Issues and Paediatric transfer/ retrieval and Major trauma is desirable.
The Children’s Hospital runs a single front door model supported by an 8 bedded short stay ward which is overseen by the Paediatric Emergency team. This hospital is a busy inner city teaching hospital, with the Children’s Emergency Department seeing just under 49,000 patients in the last year.
The Children’s Emergency Department acts as the receiving clinical area for all children either as a primary attendance or a regional secondary transfer referred to the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre from the trauma units. The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is 1 of 5 standalone designated PMTC and is located within the Severn and Peninsular Trauma Networks.
The Children’s Emergency Department is the designated training site for Paediatric Emergency Medicine in the South-west for both paediatric trainees sub-specialising in emergency and Emergency trainees sub-specialising in paediatrics.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Informal enquiries/informal visits are welcomed and may be made to Dr Clarissa Barber (Clinical lead for the Children’s Emergency Department) via email
[email protected].
Interview Date: TBC
