Community Consultant Paediatrician

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Torquay seeks a committed Consultant Community Paediatrician to join their Child Health team. This fixed-term 12-month position offers a chance to improve community paediatric services. Ideal applicants will have experience in Community Child Health and a passion for supporting children and families. Responsibilities include providing specialist assessments, working with a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Achieve CCT in paediatrics or evidence of being within 6 months of CCT at interview.
• Completion of RCPCH Community Child Health GRID training.
• Extensive experience in community paediatrics.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, SEND, and statutory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Supervise and support Community Paediatrics GRID trainee.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and joint assessments.
• Deliver outpatient clinics across community settings.

Skills

Community Child Health experience

Excellent communication skills

Team-working skills

Holistic care commitment

Education

Full GMC registration with a license to practice

MRCPCH or equivalent

MD or MSc.

Job description

Community Consultant Paediatrician

The closing date is 01 December 2025

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Consultant Community Paediatrician to join our Child Health team. This is a fixed‑term post for 12 months, with potential for ongoing substantive funding. The post is 0.6 WTE (6 PAs), offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to high‑quality community paediatric services across Torbay and South Devon.

We are looking for applicants with Community Child Health experience and/or RCPCH GRID training in CCH or equivalent, who are passionate about improving the lives of children, young people and their families, and are prepared to embrace the challenges set forth in the NHS 10‑Year Plan to shift care into communities and improve prevention of ill health.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Paediatric team at Torbay Hospital, working alongside a range of community and acute colleagues in a vibrant, collegiate and forward‑thinking department that serves the unique coastal and rural populations of Torbay and South Devon. We face some unique demographic and geographical challenges, with high levels of poverty, Special Educational Needs (SEN), Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), and children facing multiple adversities growing up.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, disabilities, and complex behavioural needs.

Undertake statutory medical assessments for children in care and contribute to safeguarding processes.

Supervise and support the Community Paediatrics GRID trainee, contributing to their educational development and clinical training.

About us

Why Work With Us

We are a team that values: Supporting one another while learning and growing professionally—Providing safe, high‑quality healthcare at the right time, in the right place to support the children of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full—A shared vision of support and empowerment—Feeling like you are making a difference every day

Work life balance is important to us as a team and supporting the family around the consultant. We would be happy to share our local knowledge and help forge links in the community for those coming from outside the area.

Job responsibilities

Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), including health, education, social care, local authorities, and voluntary sector organisations.

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and joint assessments with community partners.

Deliver outpatient clinics across community settings, including child development centres and special schools.

Contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives.

Participate in peer review, audit, and continuing professional development activities.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• MD, MSc.

Experience

• To have achieved CCT in paediatrics or can provide evidence that they are within 6 months of the CCT date at the time of interview and is expected to achieve CCT.
• Completion of RCPCH Community Child Health GRID training
• Extensive experience in community paediatrics
• Knowledge of safeguarding, SEND, and statutory responsibilities
• Excellent communication and team‑working skills
• Commitment to providing general holistic care.
• Can operate both individually in decision making and as part of a team
• Additional or relevant qualifications, subspecialities or experience in safeguarding, looked after children, complex conditions, neurodiversity integrated physical and mental health.

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust