Consultant Community Paediatrician

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a fixed-term replacement post in Community Paediatrics at Amber Valley.

The post is available as a full time position, but those wishing to work less than full time are welcome to discuss. The post is subject to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s terms and conditions and the salary reflects national contract provisions.

The appointee will report to the Medical Director of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based predominantly in the Amber Valley area of South Derbyshire. As part of the community paediatric team, they will provide community child health services in clinics (and other venues when appropriate contributing to the joint paediatrician assessments with the speech and language therapist). This work will include the following:

Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability

Providing paediatric links with school nurses to local schools, nurseries and social services’ children’s establishments within the locality.

Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports.

Participating in the MDT triage of neurodevelopmental referrals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council, UK
  • Included on specialist register or within 6 months
  • MRCPCH (or equivalent)
  • Postgraduate training in community paediatrics
  • Appropriate level management training and experience
  • Evidence of recent safeguarding training Level 3 or above

Desirable

  • Training in formal assessments for ASD/ADHD
  • Other postgraduate qualification/training in paediatrics and child health

Experience

Essential

  • Be clinically active (or have held an active clinical position previously) in the field of looked after children, as part of their clinical commitments
  • Experience in teaching, clincial audit and research
  • Have substantial clinical experience in the field of looked after children and substantial experience of the legislation relating to children and young people, safeguarding and court processes.

Special demands of post

Essential

  • Must be able to participate in the on-call rota.
  • Must be able to be mobile around the district

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and Relevant Experience of Safeguarding

Desirable

  • Previous Safeguarding experience

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: 30 July 2026

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