Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics

Job summary

Shropshire Community NHS Trust are seeking applications for the post of Consultant Community Paediatrician based in Telford.

This exciting opportunity is available due to the previous post holder resigning. If you are enthusiastic, experienced and passionate about Children and Young People and being part of a supportive and friendly team then we would welcome your application. We are a progressive team working within a newly formed group model with lots of opportunities for partnership working. Our staff turnover rates are low. You will be well supported by experienced team members and there is regular CPD with neighbouring Trusts. You will be carrying out child development/neurodisability work within a friendly, passionate team dedicated to providing high quality care for our patients.

The appointee must be able to travel to meet the requirements of the job and will be eligible for a car through the Trust's lease car scheme, details of which will be available to the successful applicant.

Main duties of the job

• The Trust has been rated as GOOD across all the services it provides.
• There are no acute on-call commitments.
• Opportunity to develop specialist interest speciality will be encouraged.
• The post holder will be expected to work closely with Community Nursing Staff, Allied Health and Education Professionals and Social Workers;
• The post holder is expected to provide clinical leadership for Specialist Trainees on rotation in community paediatrics.
• Participate in a week-day 9 am to 5 pm Safeguarding Child Protection on-call rota. This is supported by regular Child Protection Supervision and Peer Review. Frequency would be 1:6.
• Good co-operative and joint working is in place across disciplines and between partners within the Integrated Care System.
• We would welcome any enquiries to visit the service and meet the team and this can be facilitated in person or via Microsoft teams.

About us

The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group is an alliance formed on April 1, 2026, combining The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (Shropcom) under shared leadership to coordinate acute and community care.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.