Locum Consultant in Developmental Paediatrics

Stgeorges; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a Locum Consultant in Developmental Paediatrics to join our established neurodevelopmental and neurodisability team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The post includes supervision of trainees and leadership within a busy service.

The role covers Developmental Paediatrics, ADHD, SEND LAC and ASD clinics, with opportunities to undertake ADHD/ASD multidisciplinary assessments as service needs require.

Qualifications

• Full registration and licence to practise with GMC (or eligible if overseas)
• MRCP/MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Up to date Level 3 Child Safeguarding training
• Valid children’s Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Level 4 Child Safeguarding training
• Trained and accredited to diagnose ASD in children
• APLS and NLS valid

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic care for children across LAC, ADHD, Developmental Paediatrics and ASD
• Produce reports and healthcare plans within statutory timescales
• Provide clinical supervision of clinics and trainees
• Undertake developmental and SEN clinics and, if service needs allow, ADHD/ASD multidisciplinary assessments

Skills

Effective communicator

Team worker

Clinical leadership

Clinical supervision

Education

UK CCT or near in Paediatric specialty

Full GMC registration or eligible

MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent

Level 3 Child Safeguarding training

BLS (Basic Life Support)

APLS and NLS

Job description

Locum Consultant in Developmental Paediatrics

Main area Paediatrics Grade Locum Consultant Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 200-CW-712522-8216297-CA2

Site St George's Hospital Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.

We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.

As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a 12 month fixed term consultant to join a well-established neurodevelopmental and neurodisability team in South West London and meet rising demand in most of our specialist teams within Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and the Looked After Children (LAC) Services. The successful candidate will work across and deliver care for the Developmental Paediatrics, ADHD, SEND LAC and ASD sub-specialties. The post holder will ensure a high standard of care is achieved and maintained within their organisation demonstrating effective leadership skills and working within a team. This will include providing clinical supervision and management of the trainee doctors.

Main duties of the job

Deliver holistic approach for children whom may need care in a number of aspects at once (LAC, ADHD, Developmental Paediatrics and ASD).

Producing a report and healthcare plan within statutory time scales and subsequently a comprehensive written report

Clinical Supervision of the clinics delivered by the trainee and other doctors

Undertaking developmental and SEN clinics. The possibility of doing ADHD clinics and/or ASD multidisciplinary assessments can be considered, according to the service needs and the relevant experience and training.

Working for our organisation

The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:

A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Deliver holistic approach for children whom may need care in a number of aspects at once (LAC, ADHD, Developmental Paediatrics and ASD).

Producing a report and healthcare plan within statutory time scales and subsequently a comprehensive written report

Clinical Supervision of the clinics delivered by the trainee and other doctors

Undertaking developmental and SEN clinics. The possibility of doing ADHD clinics and/or ASD multidisciplinary assessments can be considered, according to the service needs and the relevant experience and training.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in relevant Paediatric specialty: Community Child Health, Neurodisability, Child Mental Health or General Paediatrics (candidates within 6 months of CCT are eligible to apply)
• Full registration and licence to practise with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas
• MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Up to date Level 3 Child Safeguarding training
• Valid children’s Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Level 4 Child Safeguarding training
• Trained and accredited to diagnose a child with ASD
• Valid APLS and NLS

Experience

• Experience in Community Paediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and Neurodevelopmental assessment
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex patients
• Audit: evidence of understanding of audit principles and having taken a lead role in completing at least 2 audit projects in clinical areas relevant to this application
• Experience in conducting developmental assessments and managing children with developmental disorders
• Publications in peer reviewed journals, presentations at national or international level
• Ability to diagnose and manage a child with ADHD
• Experience in SEND clinics and pathways

Skills

• Effective communicator and team worker
• Ability to conduct a comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment of children with suspected developmental problems with understanding of relevant psychosocial factors
• Ability to compile a comprehensive report within defined timescales
• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals and agencies to ensure appropriate treatment and support
• Ability to review a child and write a SEND/EHCP report
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multiagency team

Knowledge

• Knowledge of recognised tools for the assessment of developmental disorders e.g. Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales, SOGS etc.
• Understand multiagency working in the context of safeguarding
• Familiarity with recognised tools for the assessment of suspected ADHD and ASD

Other

• Active involvement in Continuing Professional Development
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, thorough and resilient
• An understanding of equality and diversity within the workforce and how can it impact on this post
• Ability to share knowledge and difficulties with colleagues
• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of you pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require atleast one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.