Consultant Paediatrician | North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 pro rata, per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8PE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Paediatric Service is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Paediatrician to work full time at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trust is committed to working in partnership with colleagues in the Tees Valley Integrated Care Partnership and wider North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System. As such, the team will work as part of a wider network at times to strengthen care pathways and support ongoing workforce development.

Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant Paediatrician, who will primarily be based at the University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, but with the opportunity to work cross-site at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will join a full time NHS Consultant Group. The position includes consultant of the week covering general paediatrics and level one neonates.

They will have commitments to the Children & Young People’s Emergency Department (CYPED), Special Care Baby Unit and will conduct clinics in Hartlepool, Stockton, or Peterlee bases.

The on-call cover is expected to be on the hybrid rota where during weekdays they contribute to part of 1 in 7 on-call cover and part of 1 in 6 resident cover. This ratio may change and will be discussed in Job planning meeting.

The successful candidate is also expected to provide cover on weekends as on-call and as resident cover (Pro-rata). This will also be discussed in the Job plan meeting.

The resident cover for weekday evening cover is from 1700-2200. The resident cover on weekends is from 0900-2200.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count'approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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