Locum Consultant Paediatrician | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Locum Consultant Paediatrician to join its dynamic acute paediatric team for a period of 3 months. Candidates should have a medical degree and specialist training in Paediatrics. Responsibilities include managing inpatient services and emergencies, as well as collaborating with a team of experienced paediatricians. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities to promote child health needs in the community. Closing date for applications is 25 Jan 2026.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Access to beautiful coastal surroundings

Qualifications

• Experience in managing paediatric medical emergencies in A&E.
• Ability to supervise paediatric medical patients.
• Responsibilities for ongoing care in a rotational system.

Responsibilities

• Provision of inpatient services for Wirral Hospital Trust.
• Joining a dynamic acute paediatric team for 3 months.
• Developing working patterns with community paediatricians.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Emergency management

Child health promotion

Education

Medical degree

Specialist training in Paediatrics

Job description

Locum Consultant Paediatrician | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Upton, CH49 5PE

Pay:

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

08/02/2026

About this job

With immediate effect we are seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant Paediatrician to be part of a dynamic acute paediatric team for a period of 3 months.

The successful applicant will join a team of hospital based paediatricians who deliver a range of children’s services with separate Paediatric and Neonatal rotas at consultant and trainee level.

The successful applicant will join a team of hospital based paediatricians who deliver a range of children’s services with separate Paediatric and Neonatal rotas at consultant and trainee level.

We are looking to appoint a motivated colleague to join a team of 8 enthusiastic and forward thinking General Consultant Paediatricians. The Paediatric Directorate has 24 consultants of whom 8 are acute, 6 community, 8 neonatal, and 1 paediatric audio vestibular consultant.

The post is intended to be full time on 8 PAs with full on call commitment.

Please see attached job description for detail on duties: ProvisionofinpatientservicesforWirralHospitalTrust.Thisincludeswardroundsandsupervisionofpaediatricmedicalpatientsonthechildren'sward.

DealingwithpaediatricmedicalemergenciesintheA&E department.

Clinicalassessment, investigationandmanagementofchildreninhospital/community/ChildDevelopmentCentrebasedout-patientsclinics.She/hewillalsotakeresponsibilityona rotationalbasisforaweeklyUrgentClinicandGPhotline.

Medicallyassessingchildrenwithsuspectedphysicalabuseinanemergencyandliaisewithsocialservicesandotherdisciplinesoverthefurtherassessment.

Requirementfor1 in8on-callcommitmentforacutepaediatricadmissionswithresponsibility foron-goingcareinarotationalworkingsystemwhichincludeswardresponsibilitiesintheweekfollowingtheoncallweekend.

DevelopingworkingpatternsinpartnershipwithConsultantcolleaguessinCommunityPaediatrics,andwithSocialServicesandEducationcolleaguestoensurethatthechildhealthneedsarepromotedwithinWirralacrosstraditionalprofessionaldemarcations.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us.

We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department.

We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Locum Consultant Paediatrician position available at WUTH. This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026

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