Sub-specialties

Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Take a look at our guidance and links to further resources.

These clinicians promote mental wellbeing and work with children and families with mental health difficulties. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

These doctors work with vulnerable groups of children, including those with developmental disorders and disabilities, complex behavioural presentations, and at risk of abuse or are being abused. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

A general paediatrician is a doctor with the knowledge and skills to manage a wide range of health problems and concerns in children and young people. Find out more about general paediatrics and the curriculum for the final part of paediatrics training.

Neonatologists are paediatric specialists whose expertise is looking after newborn infants or those born prematurely. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

These specialists work with children with infectious, immunological and allergic disorders. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Paediatric clinical pharmacologists have expertise in the development of medicines and their safe, rational use. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Paediatric endocrinologists (diabetes and endocrinology paediatricians) have special expertise in looking after children and young people with hormone disorders. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

This is a sub-specialty of both paediatrics and emergency medicine and is concerned with providing highly specialised acute health care to children of all ages. Find out about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

A paediatric gastroenterologist supports children with disorders that affect the gastrointestinal tract (stomach and intestines). A paediatric hepatologist works with children with liver diseases. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Metabolic paediatricians care for children and families who have inherited disorders that affect the body’s normal biochemical reactions. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

The paediatric intensive care physician resuscitates, stabilises, transfers and treats critically ill and injured children. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

A paediatric nephrologist manages children and young people with chronic and acute kidney disease, including the provision of dialysis and kidney transplantation. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

A neurodisability paediatrician supports children and young people with disabilities resulting from congenital or acquired long-term conditions. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

A paediatric neurologist is a doctor with (or trainee doctor working towards acquiring) expertise in diagnosing and managing the vast range of neurological disorders affecting children and young people. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Paediatric oncologists have specialist expertise in managing children with cancer. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Paediatric palliative medicine (PPM) doctors work with babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and life-threatening illness, and their families. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Respiratory paediatricians are clinicians who have detailed knowledge and understanding of the respiratory system in children. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.

Paediatric rheumatologists care for children and young people with a range of conditions, from mechanical pains and juvenile arthritis to complex multi-system inflammatory disorders. Find out more about this sub-specialty and its curriculum.