Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Job summary

Our Community Paediatric team is made up of a wide range of enthusiastic and passionate individuals which currently includes 5 consultants, 5 Specialty and Specialist (SAS) doctors and a diverse team of nursing staff. The clinical team is supported by a dedicated secretariat team, with office and networked computer facilities.

We are a busy centre, serving a large diverse population. Our community paediatric services are delivered across two hospital sites (Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield and Pontefract General Infirmary in Pontefract), which make up The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals Trust. The service also delivers clinics within special schools and medical centres in the geographical area. Our vision is to deliver patient-centred, accessible and integrated services as seamlessly as possible with primary care. The dedicated team at Mid-Yorks sees around 4,500 patients through our outpatient departments. Our Trust has modern, spacious state of the art clinical, diagnostic and teaching facilities.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the post include:
General Community Paediatric Clinics, Neurodisability, Bladder and Bowel Management Clinics.
Initial Health Assessments (IHA) for Looked After Children, with scope to contribute to adoption work, Pre-Adoption Medicals (PAM) as the service develops.
ADHD assessment (with potential involvement in triage pathways).
Close multidisciplinary working with education, therapy services, CAMHS, local authority teams, and palliative care providers.
Opportunities to contribute to clinical and educational supervision (following appropriate training).
Administrative duties, with appropriate office accommodation and secretarial support provided.
Promoting a strong multidisciplinary team approach across community paediatrics and partner agencies.

Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Closing Date: 30 July 2026

To apply for this job please visit careers.midyorks.nhs.uk.