Consultant Community Paediatrician | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Moseley; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

A Community Healthcare Trust in Moseley is seeking a Consultant Paediatrician to join their team, focusing on neurodevelopmental issues and child protection. The role involves medical assessments in clinics and participating in the Rapid Response Team for Sudden Unexpected Deaths. Applicants must hold a CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability. The position offers opportunities for involvement in various community services and is open to Less Than Full Time candidates.

Qualifications

• Must have a CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability.
• Required to handle cases of neurodevelopmental issues.
• Competencies for Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood on-call.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medical assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental problems.
• Participate in Child Protection rota and provide guidance.
• Join Rapid Response Team for Sudden Unexpected Deaths.

Skills

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Clinical management

Child protection

Education

CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability

Higher qualification (MRCPCH or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist healthcare services across the diverse and culturally rich City of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region.

The Children and Families Division brings together all Universal and Specialist Community Services for children and provides a co-ordinated approach for child health care. We maintain good links with the Clinical Commissioning Groups, the Local Authority and voluntary agencies providing care for children.

These consultant posts will join a team of 21 Consultant Paediatricians leading the Community Child Health Services in Birmingham. The posts will be based, one in East of the city, one in South and one in West.

The posts encompass work in the fields of neurodevelopment and neurodisability in locality based clinics and Special School clinics, children in care and child protection, with an on call out of hours commitment for the Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood service.

A CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability is essential and a higher qualification (MRCPCH or equivalent) is required.

Applications from Less Than Full Time candidates are welcome.

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Interviews and application details: interview date to be confirmed.

Advert note: This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025.

1. Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics

Working as part of an established multidisciplinary team, the post holder will undertake the specialist medical assessment, investigation and clinical management of the children with neurodevelopmental problems through designated clinics in the Child Development Centre and contribute to the multidisciplinary assessment process.

2. Child Protection

All consultants take part in the daytime non CSA Child Protection rota, both directly and in a supervisory role.

3. Rapid Response

To be part of the Rapid Response Team for Sudden Unexpected Deaths (SUDIC) providing the ‘home visit’ and subsequent medical input in this process. The on-call frequency is approximately 1:9. This provides a 24 hour service (including weekends and bank holidays). Training will be provided to those who do not have competencies to join the on-call rota.

4. Lead Role

Currently no lead role is attached to this post.

5. Special Schools

1. The post holder will provide Consultant input to special schools as required.
2. School based clinics are generally run fortnightly in term time which facilitates liaison with therapists based in school and educational colleagues. In school holidays the children are reviewed in neurodevelopmental clinics if needed.

6. Locality Provision

1. The post holder will provide specialist community paediatric services within South/East/West of Birmingham, secondary referral clinics and provide a consultation service for the primary care teams and local schools according to agreed clusters.

7. Special Educational Needs

The post holder will provide medical advice to the Local Education Department relating to children with special educational needs under the Children and Families Act 2014.

8. Teaching

1. The post holder will be required to provide supervision and guidance for junior colleagues and medical students, and provide support to Health Visitors, School Nurses, and other Agency staff if deemed appropriate

9. Management

Together with the existing Consultant Community Paediatricians provide clinical leadership to the community paediatric team. Work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, Heads of Service and Directorate Managers in planning services both locally and Trust wide. Attend policy review meetings to discuss changes required to improve child health services for the local community.

10. On Call commitment outside normal daytime working hours

The on call requirement for SUDIC is described above. There is no acute paediatric on call commitment.

11. Other duties

Other duties may be required as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director by agreement with the post holder.