Consultant Community Paediatrician: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Pending Royal College Approval

Consultant Community Paediatrician with the roles of Named Doctor for Children Looked After (CLA) and Medical Adviser (MA) for Adoption and Fostering (A&F)

Applications are invited for a 10 PA Community Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Children looked after (CLA).

This post is a replacement post and will be mainly based at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children which is on the St. Helier site, however in keeping with Trust principles cross site working is encouraged and may be required. The post holder will help deliver Community Paediatric services for the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton.

We are keen to support a suitable candidate to develop an area of interest which supplements the work of the department. While this post does require the candidate to provide a named role, we would support colleagues who may wish to develop into these roles in the future. There are no on-call commitments unless desired.

We currently offer our patients a wide range of services including diagnosis and management of all types of Developmental Problems e.g. Global Developmental Delay and Autism assessment in the under 5s, Motor Coordination Disorder, Neurodevelopmental disorders and Neuro-disability, Down syndrome and CLA clinics.

Main duties of the job

The post includes:

  • Named Doctor role for Children Looked After.
  • Medical Adviser role for Adoption and Fostering.
  • Neurodevelopmental clinics, including assessment of social communication difficulties and autism spectrum disorder in children under five years.
  • Management of children with complex neurodevelopmental and neurodisability needs affecting education and daily living.
  • Participation in the EHCP process in accordance with departmental guidance.
  • Health assessments for Children Looked After.
  • Triage of referrals as required.
  • Contribution to the safeguarding consultant rota.

Routine educational activities include weekly junior doctor teaching programme in addition to Quality meetings, Child Protection Peer review and Mortality & Morbidity meetings run as part of the monthly programme. There will be opportunities to build and further teaching and training ambitions, as we have middle grade trainees within the department.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape this development. Innovative ideas will be welcome to support the integration of services for children in the community and in the acute services where they have overlapping needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
  • Entry on to the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT
  • Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
  • SPIN module in Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability
  • Previous role as CLA Named or designated doctor

Skills

Essential

  • High standard of clinical skill in Paediatrics and experience of Neurodisability
  • Experience in the assessment and management of Developmental disorders, Social Communication Disorders including Autistic spectrum disorders
  • To have substantial clinical experience of the health needs of Children Looked After
  • Safeguarding level 3 training

Desirable

  • Have proven negotiating and leadership skills

Experience

Essential

  • Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT
  • Supervision of post graduate trainees
  • Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
  • Ability to teach clinical skills

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising junior doctors
  • Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to contribute to change management
  • Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
  • Ability to critically review research

Desirable

  • Publications in peer reviewed journals
  • Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

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: 8 October 2026

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