COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)

NHS; Grays; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT seeks a Community Paediatric Specialist Grade Doctor for a full-time role at Grays. Applicants must have full GMC registration and a strong background in paediatrics, working with multidisciplinary teams to improve healthcare for children. The position offers career development and several employee wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Mastery in managing physical health conditions for children.
• Knowledge and training in child safeguarding.
• Minimum 4 years postgraduate training with community paediatrics experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Child safeguarding

Innovative healthcare delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Full GMC Registration

4 years post graduate training

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)

The closing date is 25 July 2025

COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR

(THURROCK, RM16 2PX)

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

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

Qualifications needed:

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Mastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders

At least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).

Knowledge and training in Child safeguarding

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 Paediatrics Specialist Grade Doctor position in the Integrated Child Health Service at Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX. This is an established, substantive, full-time role. It is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.

You will join 5.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2.8wte 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 responsibilities

You will be expected to:

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 5.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2.8wte 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

GMC

• oFull GMC Registration with a license to practice

Knowledge

• oMastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• oKnowledge and training in Child safeguarding

Experience

• oAt least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).

Qualifications

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