Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Posted 19 hours 22 minutes ago by Merseywestlancs
£109,725 - £145,478 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Academic Jobs
Lancashire, Chorley, United Kingdom, PR6 0
Job Description
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Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA post with on call commitments) Job ref 305
Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/12/:59 Interview date 19/01/2026
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Job overview We're looking for a Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist to join our team on a full time basis.
This job is for a 10PA Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonatology. It offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Children's Health and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
Please note job description subject to change pending Royal College of Paediatrics & Children's Health approval.
Main duties of the job The primary aim of the Paediatrics Department is to provide the best possible quality of acute medical care. This includes services for the newborn as well as the care of children and young people. Our philosophy of care is one of quality, both in excellence of medical care and in the flexibility of service provision.
The person appointed will be one of a team of 10 Consultants who share the emergency on a rota basis (1 in 10 weekend and weekday on call).
They will undertake duties as Paediatrician of the Week and Neonatologist as well as leading General Paediatric, Ambulatory and Eating Disorder clinics.
The post holder is expected to participate in SPA and DCC activities as well as department based meetings for governance and audit and to supervise.
Working for our organisation Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information regarding the main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
Shortlisting date: 5th January 2026
Interview/AAC date: 19th January 2026
Person specification Qualifications
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision making process.
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Whatever you're looking for in your career, you'll find it here at MWL.
Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA post with on call commitments) Job ref 305
Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/12/:59 Interview date 19/01/2026
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Job overview We're looking for a Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist to join our team on a full time basis.
This job is for a 10PA Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonatology. It offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Children's Health and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
Please note job description subject to change pending Royal College of Paediatrics & Children's Health approval.
Main duties of the job The primary aim of the Paediatrics Department is to provide the best possible quality of acute medical care. This includes services for the newborn as well as the care of children and young people. Our philosophy of care is one of quality, both in excellence of medical care and in the flexibility of service provision.
The person appointed will be one of a team of 10 Consultants who share the emergency on a rota basis (1 in 10 weekend and weekday on call).
They will undertake duties as Paediatrician of the Week and Neonatologist as well as leading General Paediatric, Ambulatory and Eating Disorder clinics.
The post holder is expected to participate in SPA and DCC activities as well as department based meetings for governance and audit and to supervise.
Working for our organisation Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information regarding the main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
Shortlisting date: 5th January 2026
Interview/AAC date: 19th January 2026
Person specification Qualifications
- Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: Good clinical care Maintaining good medical practice Good relationships and communication with patients Good working relationships with colleagues Good teaching and training Professional behaviour and probity Delivery of good acute clinical care.
- Clinical knowledge and expertise in General Paediatrics and Neonatology to manage/ supervise and/or offer expert clinical opinion on patients presenting to the Paediatric Department and Neonatal Unit. Must be actively involved in caring for neonates in a Level 2 Unit
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure within the last 3 years
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
- Evidence of relevant academic achievement e.g. degrees, awards in last 3 years
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 3 years
- Evidence of clinical knowledge and expertise relating to the management of eating disorders in children and young people
- Demonstrates skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- Skills acquired to safeguard children effectively
- Skills acquired in practical procedures appropriate to Paediatrics and Neonatology
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation, particularly when communicating with children
- Able to work effectively in multi professional teams
- Evidence of clinically supervising a range of doctors in training with the ability to teach clinical and practical skills
- Basic IT skills
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision making process.
. click apply for full job details