COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Community Consultant Paediatrician to join their dedicated team in London. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive, award-winning healthcare environment, providing essential care to children and young people. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest standards of health and safeguarding. With a commitment to innovation and professional development, this position promises a fulfilling career path where your contributions will have a significant impact on the community. If you are passionate about child healthcare and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Continuous professional development

Peer support groups

Robust supervision and appraisal system

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice is essential.
• CCT or equivalent qualification required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with babies, children, and young people, and their families.

Skills

Teamwork

Innovative thinking

Passion for child healthcare

Understanding of community paediatric care

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT or equivalent

Inclusion in Specialist Register

Job description

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COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING, London

Client:

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Consulting

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Job overview

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

(WALTHAMSTOW, E17 3LA)

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: Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

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

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

Working for our organisation:

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over a 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 Waltham Forest Specialist Children Service, based at Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

This is an established, substantive, full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). This post includes a Named Doctor for Safeguarding responsibility.

The successful candidate will be well supported in the Named Safeguarding role by experienced colleagues in the team, by other named paediatricians in NELFT, and by the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding in Waltham Forest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Waltham Forest.
• 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 Consultant Paediatricians, 2wte Specialist Grade Doctors, 1wte Specialty Doctor, 3wte Core/GP Trainees within the service
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person specification:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.