Consultant In Community Paediatrics

North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working

NHS Discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to Work

Development opportunities

NHS Pension

Vivup counselling

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant paediatrician to provide community-based services across Cumbria. The role involves neurodevelopmental assessments, ASD management, safeguarding, and collaboration with local health and education partners.

The post offers a permanent, full-time contract with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people, with potential relocation considerations and access to NHS-wide development opportunities.

Qualifications

• MB or equivalent is essential.
• MRCPCH or equivalent is essential.
• Full GMC registration is essential.
• On GMC specialist register, or within 6 months, is essential.
• Desirable MSc in Paediatric Neuro-disability.

Responsibilities

• Assess developmental difficulties and disabilities in children.
• Lead ASD assessments and Multi-Agency Assessment Team (MAAT).
• Manage neurodevelopmental conditions in paediatric population.
• Assess health of looked-after children and those being adopted or assessed for an EHCP.
• Manage safeguarding concerns during consultations.

Skills

Child development

Disability expertise

ASD assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Audit & research

Teaching ability

Flexible service delivery

Professional development

Education

MB or equivalent

MRCPCH or equivalent

GMC registration

On GMC specialist register (within 6 months)

MSc in Paediatric Neuro-disability

Job description

Job summary

The community paediatric team provide specialist paediatric services for Cumbrian children, predominantly in the Child Development Centre, health centres and children's centres. Under very rare circumstances, this may also include schools and patient's homes. Referrals come from a wide range of sources including primary care, hospital and community health professionals and other agencies.

The post-holder will work within a Cumbria county-wide team of community paediatricians with close links with colleagues in the NCIC Community Children's Services, Primary Care and Cumbria County Council Children's Services. Secondary acute paediatric services in Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven are an integral part of the integrated paediatric team in NCIC. Close links are built between NCIC, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in relation to children with mental health problems and learning difficulties.

The post-holder will be co-located with other Community Children's Services, with responsibility to provide a community paediatrician service for children and young people in Cumbria. The base of the post will be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The team provides services to children and young people -

Age

0 - 18 years (up to 19 may be appropriate for some young people)

Assessment and management of children with:

• Developmental difficulties and disability
• Includes assessment of children with a possible autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and leadership of Multi-Agency Assessment Team (MAAT)
• Neurodevelopmental conditions
• Emotional and behavioural problems
• Significant vision and hearing problems
• to consider possible link to a wider condition and developmental/educational needs
• Safeguarding concerns as they arise during consultations

Health assessment for

• Children Looked After (in depth assessment of emotional and behavioural difficulties)
• Children being adopted
• Children being assessed for an Education, Health and Care Plan

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North and South Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across South Cumbria and Lancashire we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on [e-mail] for Trudie, and Julia McClune on [e-mail] for Adrian.

Details

Date posted 30 September 2026

Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade Consultant

Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year Per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 262-A-26-8271696

Job locations Footsteps Child Development Centre, West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB or equivalent
• MRPCH or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC
• On the GMC specialist register, or within 6 months

Desirable

• MSc in Paediatric Neuro-disability

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Experience and clinical skills in child development and childhood disability
• Ability to assess children and young people for ASD
• Competent in health assessment of a child looked after and child being adopted
• Ability to assess health of children with special educational needs

Desirable

• Special Interest in Community Child Health
• Assessment for Children with Behavioural Problems including ADHD

Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to work well as team member
• Flexible approach to service delivery and commitment to service development
• Ability to communicate well with patients/families and colleagues

Desirable

• Management training for doctors

Audit & Research

Essential

• Ability to lead and complete audit projects then implement change

Desirable

• Recent Publication/s

Teaching Skills

Essential

• Demonstrated examples of effective teaching

Desirable

• Teaching/training qualification

Personal Skills

Essential

• Commitment to personal professional Development Ability to travel across the county.

Disclosure and Barring