Consultant Community Paediatrician

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Charlton; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Consultant Community Paediatrician based in Worcestershire. The post is substantive and offered as a 10 PA per week role with flexible working options to support work-life balance.

The Community Paediatric Service operates Monday to Friday, typically 9am to 5pm, with no on-call commitment. You will lead direct paediatric care and participate in collaborative care planning within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
• On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT (Portfolio Pathway) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct paediatric care to patients assigned to you.
• Collaborate with the care team on treatment planning.
• Manage children and young people with developmental delay, neurodevelopmental concerns, neurodisability and epilepsy.
• Support hearing loss aetiology clinics and provide medical input into the EHCP process.
• Offer initial health assessments for children in care and contribute to adoption services and safeguarding processes.

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

Full GMC registration and licence to practice

On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT (Portfolio Pathway)

Eligible to work in the UK

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Community Paediatrician, based in beautiful Worcestershire. The post is offered as a substantive role at 10PAs per week though consideration will be given to candidates looking for a more flexible approach. The Community Paediatric Service operates Monday to Friday, predominantly between the hours of 9am to 5pm, there is no on-call commitment with this role.

If you would like to join our friendly team, with a commitment to putting children and families at the heart of our service and priding ourselves in providing outstanding care to our patients, we can offer resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development, and a wide range of wellbeing initiatives and support.

Main duties of the job

The Community Paediatrics team supports children and families across Worcestershire.

The post-holder will have responsibility for providing direct paediatric care to patients assigned to him/her and assuring a collaborative approach to treatment planning.

The Community Paediatricians within our team have a number of clinical responsibilities. Currently these include management of children and young people with developmental delay, neurodevelopmental concerns, Neurodisability and epilepsy (for those attending special school). Hearing loss aetiology clinics are also offered. Community Paediatricians provide medical advice for the EHCP process for children under their care. Initial health assessments are offered for children in care and medical input into adoption services is provided as well as participation in child death review. Paediatricians also support safeguarding processes but do not undertake child protection medical examination.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with an interest in any of these areas.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Details

Closing date: 11 November 2026

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum, pro rata for part time

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Location: Covercroft Centre, Colman Road, Droitwich, WR9 8QU

Essential qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT in Community Child Health or evidence appropriate level 3 competencies have been acquired (Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• Eligible to work in the UK

Essential experience

• Has achieved the competencies relating to General Paediatric Training, usually after 2 years of General Professional Training in Paediatrics
• Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to Higher Specialist Paediatric Training, usually 5 years higher specialist training, including 3 years in Community Child Health
• Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role with positive relationships with team members
• Safeguarding to at least level 3 competencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address: Covercroft Centre, Colman Road, Droitwich, WR9 8QU, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers

Contact for questions about the job

Clinical Director: Clare Morgans, [e-mail]