COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)

NHS; Grays; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is looking for a Community Paediatric Specialist Grade Doctor in Grays. This role involves providing care for children and young people, requiring full GMC registration and at least 4 years of postgraduate training. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in local Child Protection rotas. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge in managing health conditions in children and safeguarding practices. An excellent opportunity for those passionate about children's healthcare.

Benefits

Career Development and training

Vivup employee benefits platform

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.
• Mastery in management of physical health conditions.
• Knowledge in Child safeguarding.
• At least 4 years post graduate training, including community paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Work directly with children and families.
• Participate in Child Protection rota.
• Support peers while allowing independence.
• Collaborate with health and social professionals.

Skills

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Mastery in managing health conditions in babies and children

Knowledge and training in Child safeguarding

Education

At least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics

Job description

COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)

Closing date: 19 December 2025

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

Contract: Substantive

Hours: None

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

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Knowledge

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

Experience

• At 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