Consultant Paediatrician with Interest in Neurology: Sponsorship Available

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Paediatrician with a Special Interest in Neurology to join our General Paediatrics team within the Children’s Directorate at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is a full-time, 10 programmed activity post working across Queen’s Hospital and King George Hospital. The successful candidate will combine general paediatric and urgent care responsibilities with specialist paediatric neurology work, supporting children and young people with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.

The post offers an opportunity to join and further develop an established paediatric neurology service that works closely with Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. The local service includes first seizure, follow-up/headache and transitional epilepsy clinics, supported by neurophysiology, radiology and an epilepsy nurse specialist.

We are looking for an inclusive, compassionate and collaborative consultant with strong general paediatric experience, appropriate tertiary neurology experience and a commitment to high-quality clinical care, education, governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest In Neurology

The successful candidate will provide consultant-led general paediatric and specialist neurology care across Queen’s Hospital and King George Hospital. Key responsibilities will include:

– Participating in the general paediatric consultant rota, including inpatient ward cover, urgent and ambulatory care, outpatient activity and out-of-hours/on-call responsibilities.

-Providing consultant input to the Children’s Emergency Department, Children and Young People’s Assessment Unit, hot clinics and general paediatric wards.

– Supporting effective patient flow, timely review and discharge, and the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions.

– Assessing and managing children and young people with epilepsy, first seizures, headaches and other neurological conditions.

-Contributing to first seizure, follow-up/headache and transitional epilepsy clinics.

– Providing specialist advice for children admitted with epilepsy-related or other neurological presentations.

– Working closely with the epilepsy nurse specialist, neurophysiology, radiology, adult neurology and tertiary paediatric neurology services.

– Supporting children, young people and their families through clear clinical advice, education and ongoing care planning.

-Contributing to teaching, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, appraisal and service development.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • On the GMC’s Specialist Register and specialist Paediatrics experience in senior roles in the UK
  • Valid APLS/EPALS and Valid level 3 safeguarding training
  • Twelve months experience in Neurology in a tertiary centre

Desirable

  • SPIN module in Paediatric neurology/BPNA distance learning
  • Higher qualification, e.g. MD, Medical Education
  • Attendance at an appropriate management course

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 November 2026

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