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United Kingdom, Sheffield 109725.00 - 145478.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted April 23, 2026
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Job Description
This role forms part of a wider regional development strategy, including a third post linked to general paediatrics, to provide a total of 20 PAs of additional consultant time to enhance paediatric palliative care services across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This new consultant position will be hosted by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, delivering specialist and holistic palliative care to children and young people (up to age 19). The post aims to support and strengthen palliative care provision both within the hospital and in the wider community.
Job Responsibility
Provide clinical leadership in developing a regional tier of specialist paediatric palliative care
Deliver high-quality care to children and families at home, in hospital, and in respite facilities such as Ryegate House
Collaborate with district hospital teams, the ICB, and Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
Support local paediatric clinicians to deliver palliative care, closer to home
Work with haematology and oncology teams to support symptom management and holistic care
Support end-of-life care planning, including facilitating preferred place of death
Requirements
GMC Registration
MBBS or equivalent
MRCPCH or equivalent
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in paediatric palliative medicine in hospice, hospital and community settings including complex symptom management, ethical clinical decision making, advance care planning and end of life care
Experience in organisation of clinical audit and medical education to enhance service provision and education provision
Competence in clinical audit
Knowledge of clinical governance
Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from both medical and other disciplines
Good communication skills
Experience in training undergraduate medical students and post graduate doctors
Nice to have
Diploma in Paediatric Palliative medicine
Higher degree e.g. MSc/PhD relevant to the subspecialty
On the GMC's Specialist Register with a CCT in Paediatric Palliative Medicine or equivalent (OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview)
Valid APLS
Able to initiate and carry out medical research projects