Consultant Paediatrician With An Interest In Epilepsy

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Consultant Paediatrician With An Interest In Epilepsy The closing date is 19 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Pending Royal College Approval AAC Interview Date: 22nd January 2027 AM We are currently looking to recruit a Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Epilepsy to Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, St Helier Hospital, to help deliver our service in the boroughs of Merton and Sutton. This post is a replacement post and will be based at St Helier hospital. The post holder will work collaboratively with the acute General Paediatric team during working hours to provide routine day to day acute paediatric services. We currently offer our patients a wide range of acute paediatric and community services including Epilepsy which this post is expected to contribute to. The post holder would contribute to Epilepsy, including Complex Epilepsy and General Paediatrics outpatient activity. The post holder will be attending Consultant on a 1 in 5 week basis and on the General Paediatric ward and join the on call team with a 1 in 8 on call frequency. As an organisation we are committed to develop our services in a collaborative manner with the local authorities, in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. Main duties of the job The successful applicant will play a crucial role in ensuring the team continue to deliver a high quality service and will be involved in strategic planning of services with our local partners. The post holder will join a team of 13 Acute Paediatric Consultants and 2 Associate Specialists. There are also 14 middle grade and 16 junior doctors on the acute paediatric and neonatal rotas, in addition to Clinical Nurse Specialist for Epilepsy, Asthma, Allergy, Diabetes and Neurodisability. Routine educational activities include weekly junior doctor teaching programme in addition to Quality meetings, Child Protection Peer review and Mortality & Morbidity meetings run as part of the monthly programme. There will be opportunities to build and further teaching and training ambitions, as we have middle grade trainees within the department About us St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process. Details Date posted 29 October 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 343-CON-296 Job locations St Helier Hos