Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Paediatrician with Sp Int in Respiratory Medicine
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Consultant in General Paediatrics with Special Interest in Respiratory Medicine
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant in General Paediatrics with a Special Interest in Respiratory Medicine.
About the Role
The successful candidate will provide consultant-led care across acute, inpatient, and ambulatory paediatric services and participate in the paediatric on-call rota. They will support the development and delivery of specialist respiratory services, providing high-quality care in line with national standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-led care across acute, inpatient, and ambulatory paediatric services.
- Participate in the paediatric on-call rota.
- Support the development and delivery of specialist respiratory services.
- Manage paediatric respiratory conditions including asthma, recurrent wheeze, chronic cough, bronchiectasis, and sleep-disordered breathing.
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care and improve patient outcomes.
- Collaborate with specialist nurses, allied health professionals, primary care, and tertiary centres.
- Contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, and teaching.
Working Conditions
- Work as part of a team of 10 acute paediatric consultants.
- Participate in a rota which will become 1 in 10 once recruitment is complete.
- Work during a hot week system where the consultant of the week is on call for general paediatrics and clinics are cancelled for that week.
- Attend daily handovers, carry out ward rounds, and attend emergencies when required in ED, PAU, or the ward.
- Carry out safeguarding medicals at the request of police or social services and write reports.
- Outpatient clinics will be in Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District Hospital, including new and follow-up general paediatrics and specialty clinics.
- Small proportion of resident on calls for the post-holder, which are outlined in the job plan.
- Resident shifts will be 5 weekday evening shifts over a 10-week period and this is equitably shared by all the acute paediatric consultants.
- Resident shift is to cover the Paediatric Assessment Unit along with Junior and Middle grade doctors.
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Benefits
- Opportunity to help shape respiratory and general paediatric services for children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
- Excellent opportunities for professional development, education, research, and leadership.
- Comprehensive support for Continuing Medical Education, including dedicated time and funding.
- Opportunities to develop specialist interests aligned with service priorities.
- Established Consultant Leadership Programme, mentorship, annual appraisal, and structured support for revalidation.
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About Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
LTHTR Trust is committed to delivering excellent care with compassion, underpinned by a positive working environment where staff feel valued, supported, and empowered. Our strategic ambitions focus on expanding specialised and tertiary services, delivering high-quality local care for Preston, Chorley, and South Ribble, and strengthening our workforce through education, research, and innovation.
Our organisational values—compassion, inclusivity, individuality, teamwork, and personal responsibility—guide all staff in providing exceptional patient care and fostering effective collaboration.
As a teaching Trust, we provide modern education facilities across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals, with excellent study and IT resources. Consultants are expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, with strong institutional support for educational development.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Yasmin Galal
- Job title: Clinical Director
- Email address: yasmin.galal@lthtr.nhs.uk
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