Locum Consultant Paediatrician
The closing date is 07 September 2025
Job summary
The successful candidate will participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota in the Acute Trust. The Consultant will be on call on a weekday with an expectation of on-site cover to the handover which happens at 9.30pm. This arrangement helps with the evening rush of referrals and will improve the quality of care. The juniors benefit from the added input of a consultant.
The department is a busy general Paediatric department. We run a consultant of the week rota. The Consultant has no outpatient duties that week and every day runs the handover meetings and then takes the Paediatric ward round. They are then available to assist with assessing referrals and teaching.
Main duties of the job
This post will provide further support to the Paediatric Team. You will contribute to the team of Paediatricians providing emergency on call cover services at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust (SWFT). There will be outpatient clinics provided at the Acute Trust and in the Community clinics. The post holder will be expected to work with the existing team of professional colleagues and managers in the efficient running and development of Paediatric services. The appointee will:
Join the Paediatric Consultant team to deliver a first-class service at SWFT and contribute to the development of the services.
o Support the department in meeting the challenging key performance indicators.
o Delivery agreed standards of care.
o Support delivery of activity targets in partnership with Clinical Commissioning Groups and support service developments, where possible.
o Allow flexibility through effective prospective cover.
o Provide professional supervision, direction, and training for junior medical staff.
o Take an active role in audit, research, teaching, and governance.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Details
Date posted
18 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a session
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
203-S1860
Job locations
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Lakin Road,
Warwickshire
CV34 5BW
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Lakin Road,
Warwickshire
CV34 5BW
Employer's website
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