Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician

The Trust is seeking to appoint 2 Consultant Neonatal Paediatricians or Neonatologists. One post is to replace an existing gap in the consultant team. The second is a new post to expand our existing team to 8 consultants. This expansion will enable our team to undertake consultant-led transitional care ward rounds, enhance neonatal liaison with paediatric services, improve quality and education within our department, and fully embed RCPCH 7-day consultant working at weekends safely. The full consultant team will consist of 8 Neonatologists/ Neonatal Paediatricians.

The posts attract 10 PAs, and applications from part-time and job share applicants are welcomed. Additional interests in echocardiography, neonatal neurology, neonatal respiratory medicine, or education would be particularly advantageous. Contribution to an out-of-hours on-call rota is a core requirement of this role.

• Develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• Demonstrate excellent team-working skills with a professional attitude to work effectively within a multi-professional team.
• Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• Follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
• Act as Consultant of the Week for the Neonatal unit - 1 in 8.
• Manage neonatal and infant follow-up clinics.
• Lead speciality clinics.
• Participate in away weeks at NICUs to enhance collaborative work within the network and maintain advanced airway skills.
• Engage in 1 in 8 Transitional Care and clinical review weeks.
• Provide neonatal consultant on-call duties - 1 in 8, including weekday resident (17:00-19:30) and non-resident (19:30-08:30) shifts.
• Weekend on-call duties - 1 in 4, with weekends split into either Saturday or Sunday on-call only, resident from 10:00 to 16:00, and non-resident outside these hours. This split aims to increase 7-day working standards, improve patient safety, and ensure consultant rest periods.
• Develop specialty interests and lead roles tailored to department needs and individual expertise.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for approximately half a million people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid Wales.

Our catchment area includes some of the most scenic parts of England and Wales, stretching from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to Newport and the Black Country in the east. Key towns include Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch (Shropshire); Newport, Telford, Wellington (Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown, Welshpool (Powys). All are unique and picturesque locations.

Our main hospital sites are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, located approximately 20 minutes apart. They provide 99% of our services, including accident & emergency, outpatient services, diagnostics, inpatient medical care, and critical care.