COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Romford is seeking a Community Consultant Paediatrician to provide essential medical care and leadership within multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will possess full GMC registration, significant experience in Community Child Health, and have a passion for fostering children's health. This is a substantive role with flexible working options and development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working and agile working

Health & Wellness initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Career Development and training

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children, and young people across Havering.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with patients and liaise with external health providers.
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota.
• Support peers and team leader effectively.

Skills

Team player

Innovative thinking

Motivated

Understanding of community paediatric care

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

2 years' experience in Community Child Health

Job description

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

The closing date is 30 December 2025

(ROMFORD, RM7 9NH)

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

Acorn Centre, 306 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH

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 based in the in the community Havering Specialist Children Service, based at Acorn Centre, 306 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH. This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.

You will join another 4.2wte Consultant Paediatricians, 0.5wte Specialty Doctors, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GPvTS doctor 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 Havering.
• 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 4.2wte Consultant Paediatricians, 0.5wte Specialty Doctor, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GPvTS doctor 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