Community Consultant Paediatrician (Thurrock)

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Grays; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health trust is seeking a Community Consultant Paediatrician for a fixed-term position in Grays. This full-time role involves working with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality care to children and young people. Candidates should have full GMC registration, CCT or equivalent, and a strong understanding of community paediatric care. The position offers competitive pay and benefits including relocation expenses and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Compassionate Work Culture

Equality and Diversity initiatives

Employee benefits platform

Financial Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care.
• Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people.
• Motivated and passionate about child healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with babies, children, and their families.
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota.

Skills

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Understanding of community paediatric care

Education

Inclusion in the Specialist Register

Job description

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN (THURROCK, RM16 2PX)

Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term - 2 years

Hours: Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call: None

Location: Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX.

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

NELFT Benefits

• Relocation expenses
• 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 ProgrammeHealth & 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

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 Integrated Child Health Service at Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX.

This is a new, substantive, full‑time POST - 10 PAs with 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPAs. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

You will join another 5wte Consultant Paediatricians, 3.8wte Specialist Grade Doctors, and 1wte Specialty 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 description

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across South West Essex.
• 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 5wte Consultant Paediatricians, 3.8wte Specialist Grade Doctors, and 1wte Specialty Doctor within the service.
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

Essential:

• 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.

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, Essex, RM16 2PX

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