Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician Neurodevelopment

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a locum Consultant Community Paediatrician specializing in neurodevelopment for a 12-month fixed term role. The position involves delivering comprehensive clinical care and managing clinics for children with special educational needs in a multidisciplinary environment. This role offers flexible working arrangements and no on-call commitments unless desired, making it a unique opportunity within a supportive healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in community paediatrics with a focus on neurodevelopment.
• Desirable: Safeguarding level 3 training.
• Registered with GMC and commitment to patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinics for children with special educational needs.
• Assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD.
• Contribute to junior doctor teaching sessions.

Skills

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient-centered care

Education

Registered with the GMC

Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Job description

Job summary

Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician - Neurodevelopment10 Programmed Activities (PA) | 12-Month Fixed TermQueen Mary's Hospital for Children, St Helier Hospital About Us:Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, rated 'Good' by the CQC, is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Community Paediatrician with a special interest in Neurodevelopment to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term locum basis. This role is based primarily at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, St Helier site, providing vital community paediatric services across the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton. The Role:This locum post offers 10 PA and focuses on delivering comprehensive clinical care in community paediatrics, with a particular emphasis on neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, global developmental delay, motor coordination disorder, and complex neurodisability. The role includes managing clinics for children with special educational needs and those looked after by the local authority. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including consultants, associate specialists, specialist trainees, and clinical nurse specialists. There are no on-call commitments unless desired, and flexible working arrangements are welcome.

Main duties of the job

The Role:This locum post offers 10 PA and focuses on delivering comprehensive clinical care in community paediatrics, with a particular emphasis on neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, global developmental delay, motor coordination disorder, and complex neurodisability. The role includes managing clinics for children with special educational needs and those looked after by the local authority. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including consultants, associate specialists, specialist trainees, and clinical nurse specialists. There are no on-call commitments unless desired, and flexible working arrangements are welcome.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-LCON-195

Job locations

Queen Marys, St Helier

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

Job description Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessment and management of neurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD in under 5s.
• Support in educational paediatrics, including report writing for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNA).
• Medicals for looked after children and involvement in safeguarding and child protection.
• Contribution to referral triage and junior doctor teaching sessions.
• Please refer to attached JD for details and proposed Job Plan.

Person Specification:

• Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.
• Demonstrable experience in community paediatrics with a special interest in neurodevelopment.
• Safeguarding level 3 training desirable.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to multidisciplinary, patient-centered care.

Job description Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessment and management of neurodevelopmental conditions, including ASD in under 5s.
• Support in educational paediatrics, including report writing for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNA).
• Medicals for looked after children and involvement in safeguarding and child protection.
• Contribution to referral triage and junior doctor teaching sessions.
• Please refer to attached JD for details and proposed Job Plan.

Person Specification:

• Registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.
• Demonstrable experience in community paediatrics with a special interest in neurodevelopment.
• Safeguarding level 3 training desirable.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to multidisciplinary, patient-centered care.

Person Specification Paediatric experience Essential

• Paediatric experience

Desirable

• Paediatric experience in Secondary Care

Experience Essential

• Community Paediatric experience

Desirable

• Community Paediatric experience in secondary care

Person Specification Paediatric experience Essential

• Paediatric experience

Desirable

• Paediatric experience in Secondary Care

Experience Essential

• Community Paediatric experience

Desirable

• Community Paediatric experience in secondary care

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen Marys, St Helier

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen Marys, St Helier

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)