Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor - Acute General Paediatrics

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paediatric Specialty Doctor to join our dynamic team at the Royal Bolton Hospital to help further develop our Acute Paediatric services.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton and Salford. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good, achieving Outstanding for the Well Led category. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

Main duties of the job

You will participate in the Senior Specialty and SAS (Tier 2) rota with resident specialty trainees and SAS colleagues. A job plan will be discussed on appointment. Flexible and part time working will be considered. Night shifts will be included.

You will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

This post does not include any work in neonatal intensive care, or in community paediatrics although the separate teams continue to enjoy a close working relationship.

It is anticipated that the post holder will have experience in working in a wide range of specialties in general paediatrics in UK hospitals and is capable of working independently.

You must be fully registered with the GMC.

About us

Please note that, the Trust is a smoke free site, and therefore smoking will not be permitted anywhere within the grounds of the Trust.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be subject to appropriate disclosure by the Criminal Records Bureau.

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-331FD-25

Job locations

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For job description and main responsibilities, see attached job description document and person specification.

N.B. From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For job description and main responsibilities, see attached job description document and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB or equivalent
GMC registration

Desirable

A higher degree e.g. MD , MSc or PhD preferably related to paediatrics

Experience

Essential

Experience in working at resident doctor level in UK hospitals
Management, governance, teaching and supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB or equivalent
GMC registration

Desirable

A higher degree e.g. MD , MSc or PhD preferably related to paediatrics

Experience

Essential

Experience in working at resident doctor level in UK hospitals
Management, governance, teaching and supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).