Consultant Community Paediatrician and Named Doctor for Safeguarding: Sponsorship Available

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Named Dr Safeguarding, Consultant Community Paediatrician based at the Crystal Development Centre, Malling Close Addiscombe. This is a full-time post, attracting 10 programmed activities, and the successful applicant will as the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children, provide professional leadership and strategic oversight for safeguarding children across Community Paediatric Services, ensuring that safeguarding responsibilities are effectively embedded within clinical practice and service delivery. The postholder is responsible for leading all safeguarding activities within the community service, providing expert advice, supervision and support to healthcare professionals, and promoting high standards of safeguarding practice in line with national guidance and local procedures. The role works in close partnership with the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children in Acute Paediatrics to ensure a cohesive, consistent and integrated approach to safeguarding across the health economy.

The postholder will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with statutory and partner agencies, contributing to multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, strategy discussions, case reviews and safeguarding partnerships, and will provide visible leadership to strengthen interagency working and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with statutory and partner agencies, contributing to multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, strategy discussions, case reviews and safeguarding partnerships, and will provide visible leadership to strengthen interagency working and improve outcomes for children and young people.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent Level 3 Child Safeguarding training
  • MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. o Full GMC registration. o On the GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview. o CCT/CCST or equivalent accreditation in Community Paediatrics or equivalent training and experience. o Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.

Desirable

  • Higher degree (Msc, DCH, DCCH, MBA, MD, PhD or equivalent .MSc in relevant area e.g. CCH / Neuro-disability).
  • Post-graduate qualification in Paediatric Neurodisability.

Experience

Essential

  • At least 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics
  • 3 years Higher Specialist Training, including 2 years in Community Paediatrics, or is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
  • Valid BLS Training

Desirable

  • Specialist experience / training in particular area of CCH practice.
  • Training in objective developmental assessment e.g. Griffith Developmental Scales.
  • Training in Autism assessment e.g. DISCO or ADI/ADOS. Undertaken PET courses. Valid APLS and NLS

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

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

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