COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN (NEURODEVELOPMENT)

TN United Kingdom; Romford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community and mental health Trust as a Community Consultant Paediatrician in Romford. This substantive, full-time position involves working within multidisciplinary teams to provide care to children and young people, with a focus on innovative mental health care. The role offers career development opportunities and a supportive culture, making it an ideal environment for professionals passionate about child health.

Benefits

Relocation expenses support

Career development and training opportunities

Flexible and agile working options

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits including health & wellness programs

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice required.
• CCT or equivalent necessary.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Community Child Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical support and guidance.
• Work directly with patients and families.
• Participate in the Child Protection rota.

Skills

Team player

Innovative

Motivated

Passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care

Understanding of current developments in mental health care

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Inclusion in or eligibility for the Specialist Register

At least 2 years’ experience in Community Child Health

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.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN WITH A SPECIAL INTEREST IN NEURODEVELOPMENT (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 specified

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 Child and Adolescent mental health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care
• To be a team player
• Relocation expenses support
• Career development and training opportunities
• Supportive and inclusive culture
• Award-winning equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
• Employee benefits including Vivup platform, salary sacrifice, and health & wellness programs
• Various staff networks (parents & carers, ethnic minorities, LGBT+, disability)
• Flexible and agile working options
• Cycle to work scheme

Why work for NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over a million people. We are committed to delivering the best care to our communities across North East London, Essex, and Kent.

Our reputation for research and evidence-based innovation offers our healthcare professionals opportunities for ongoing training, CPD, peer support, supervision, and appraisal.

Position details

This is a new, substantive, full-time post within the BHR Paediatric Neurodevelopment Service, mainly based at the Havering Community Service, Acorn Centre. The post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit as soon as possible.

You will join a team including other Consultant Paediatricians, Specialty Doctors, a Senior Trainee, and a GPvTS doctor, with opportunities to influence service development.

Responsibilities

• Work within multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people in Havering
• Provide senior medical support and guidance
• Work directly with patients and families, liaising with external providers and hospitals
• Participate in the Child Protection rota
• Support colleagues and work collaboratively with other health and social professionals

Person Specification

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval or eligibility
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for, the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

We support our employees holistically and offer various benefits, flexible working options, and initiatives to promote work-life balance and wellbeing.