Consultant in Paediatric High Dependency Care
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 January 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L14 5AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9411-25-0429 |
Summary
This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week with a breakdown of: 8 DCC + 2 SPA. Additional direct clinical care PAs may be available by mutual agreement between the Trust and the successful candidate. Currently, the HDU Consultants are provide daytime (0830-1730) cover across 7 days with the hot week system. On Mondays to Thursdays, extended hours are provided by a second on Consultant who delivers resident twilight cover until 2200hrs followed by a non-resident overnight on call until the following morning. With further recruitment, there will be expansion of cover to provide the twilight and on call cover Monday to Fridays and some weekends (frequency to be confirmed). Handovers start at 0830 in the morning and then again with an evening handover round at 4pm. Non-resident on-call cover can be provided off site provided that the postholder lives within 30 minutes of the hospital. Below is an indication of the current Job Plan for Consultants in HDU. The plan is programmed activities week for HDU (i.e. total of all consultants): Time Hours PA PA/week 1st on Weekdays Monday to Friday 0830-1730 9 2.25 11.25 1st on Weekends and Bank Holidays 0830-1730 9 3 6 2nd on Monday to Thursday 1300-2200 9 2.5 2nd on Twilight Bank Holidays 1300-2200 9 3 On call (non-resident following twilight) Monday to Thursday 2200-0900 Variable 1 HDU Meeting (Consultants not on shift) Monday 1pm 0.5 SPA 1.5