COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & LEAD FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in East London is recruiting a Community Consultant Paediatrician to provide essential care for children across Redbridge. The role requires full GMC registration and significant community child health experience. You will work within multidisciplinary teams and be part of a supportive environment that emphasizes innovative healthcare solutions. This position offers excellent career development opportunities and a commitment to a just and compassionate culture.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• At least 2 years' experience in Community Child Health.
• Eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota.

Skills

Team player

Innovative thinking

Understanding of paediatric care

Effective communication

Education

CCT or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Inclusion in Specialist Register

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & LEAD FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract

Substantive

Hours

None

Location

The Grove, Grove Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 4XH

Qualifications needed:

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

At least 2 years' experience in Community Child Health.

Main duties of the job

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care,
• Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care,
• To be a team player.

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

Retail Discounts

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

About us

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a Community Consultant Paediatrician position in the Redbridge Specialist Children Service, based at The Grove, Grove Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 4XH. This is a new, substantive, full-time post. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.

You will join another 3.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 1wte Specialist Grade Doctor, 1.8wte Specialty Doctors, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GP Trainee within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Redbridge.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside 3.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 1wte Specialist Grade Doctor, 1.8wte Specialty Doctors, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GP Trainee within the service
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

GMC

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications

• CCT or equivalent

Specialist Register

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Experience

• At least 2 years' experience in Community Child 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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust