Job summary
We're looking for a Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist to join our team on a part-time basis.

This job is for a locum 8PA Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonatology with S/I in Respiratory. 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 11 Consultants who share the emergency on a rota basis (1 in 11 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 .

About us
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.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Details
Date posted: 24 June 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 409-S7971653
Job locations: Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertisement date: 24th June 2026
Closing date: 22nd July 2026
Shortlisting date: 22nd July 2026
Interview/AAC date: 28th July 2026

For additional information or to arrange an informal visit to the department, please contact Lynsey Holmes, Assistant Directorate Manager (lynsey.holmes@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 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
• MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
• Safeguarding Children Level 3

Knowledge
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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

Skills
Essential

• 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

Values
Essential

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 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
• MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
• Safeguarding Children Level 3

Knowledge
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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

Skills
Essential

• 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

Values
Essential

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.