Job overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Locum Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Endocrinology and Diabetic Medicine to join our forward-thinking and supportive team. This post is initially for 6 months, with the potential to extend to 12 months, offering both flexibility and continuity.

You will become part of a dynamic, collaborative paediatric department committed to delivering excellent patient care and continuous improvement. The role offers:

• A balanced 10 PA job plan including outpatient clinics, ward cover, and on-call commitments
• The opportunity to develop your specialist interest in Endocrinology and Diabetes
• A supportive multidisciplinary team environment
• Exposure to a wide range of paediatric services and clinical settings

You will:

• Deliver high-quality care across General Paediatrics, with a focus on Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Support outpatient, inpatient, and urgent care pathways
• Contribute to on-call rota

You will work across both:

• Sandwell Health Campus
• Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Our paediatric service includes:

• 2 inpatient wards (32 beds)
• Paediatric SDEC (10 clinical spaces)
• Paediatric Day Case Unit (medical and surgical)
• Busy outpatient departments across both sites

If you are passionate about paediatric care and looking for a rewarding locum opportunity in a supportive and progressive environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Main  duties of the job:

• Deliver high-quality clinical care within General Paediatrics, with a specialist interest in Endocrinology and Diabetes Medicine.
• Provide Consultant-led care while working clinically across inpatient paediatric wards and the Paediatric Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service.
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota, supporting acute paediatric services across both hospital sites.
• Support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive paediatric services across outpatient, inpatient, urgent care, and day case settings.
• Contribute to maintaining and improving performance against Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Best Practice Tariff (BPT) standards.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to meet service demand and enhance patient outcomes and experience.
• Provide clinical supervision, advice, and support to junior medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance, and audit activity within the department.
• Support continuity of care and effective patient flow across paediatric pathways and clinical settings.
• Work flexibly across both Sandwell Health Campus and Midland Metropolitan University Hospital as required by service need.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and compassionate care in line with Trust values and national best practice guidance.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.