The Trust is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant to replace an existing gap within the consultant team. The full consultant team consists of 7 Neonatologists/ Neonatal Paediatricians. The posts attract 10 PAs, part time applicants and job share applications will be welcomed.
Key Responsibilities
* Consultant of the Week for the Neonatal unit.
* Neonatal follow-up clinics.
* Away weeks at NICUs.
* Consultant of the Paediatric Assessment Unit weeks.
* General Paediatric Clinics.
* Complete Neonatal on calls – 1 in 7 – Weekday Resident (17:00‑19:30) and then non‑resident (19:30‑08:30). Saturday and Sunday resident 10:00‑13:00 and 19:30‑20:30. Non‑resident outside these hours.
* To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
* To have excellent team‑working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi‑professional team.
* To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
* To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Job Plan
* 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care – includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
* 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) – includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.
For a full‑time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro‑rata for a part‑time post). The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Nov 2025.
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