Specialty Doctor in Community Paediatrics

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in England is seeking a qualified Community Paediatrician to join the team on a full-time basis. The role includes general community clinics, ADHD assessments, and the potential for clinical supervision. Candidates must possess a medical degree and a full GMC registration. The position offers various benefits such as an NHS pension plan, generous holiday allowance, and flexible working options, all aimed at enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to the NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• Completed at least four years full-time hospital service at junior or higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration, including a minimum 1 year experience in Community Paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide general community and neurodisability clinics.
• Conduct ADHD assessments and social communication/ASD assessments.
• Deliver clinical and educational supervision once training undertaken.

Skills

Intelligent and analytical approach to problem‑solving

Good time management

Education

Medical degree from a recognised medical school

Full GMC registration with licence to practise

Eligibility to work in the UK

Job description

The position is offered on a full‑time 10‑PA basis though part‑time applications will be considered. Candidates who have completed their CCT or have significant community paediatric experience are encouraged to apply. The role is based primarily at Pinderfields but will involve care within Wakefield and Pontefract.

Main duties of the job

• General Community and Neurodisability Clinics
• ADHD assessment (potential for triage)
• Social communication/ASD assessments
• Potential delivery of clinical and educational supervision (once training undertaken)
• Administrative duties with appropriate office space and secretarial support
• Promote a multi‑disciplinary team approach to care within community paediatrics, children’s therapy services, CAMHS and the local authority
• Support professional activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, including a minimum of 1 SPA in the core 10‑PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the successful candidate’s skills and service needs.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patient homes, the community, and three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise continuous improvement, people and values, and aim to deliver an excellent patient experience.

Our culture embraces diversity, inclusion and equality, with robust staff networks offering safe spaces for honest conversation and idea sharing. We support work‑life balance with a range of benefits, including onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease schemes, cycle‑to‑work, and flexible working options.

Personal Specification

• Essential (Qualifications)
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Medical degree from a recognised medical school
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Completed at least four years full‑time hospital service at junior or higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration, including a minimum 1 year experience in Community Paediatrics
• Intelligent and analytical approach to problem‑solving
• Good time management

Desirable

• Progress towards or attainment of Royal College examinations
• ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS certification
• Higher qualifications such as MFARM, FRCS, MRCP, MRCPG, MRCS, FRCA or equivalent
• Experience in teaching clinical skills
• Clinical research and development
• Organisational skill

Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary‑sacrifice scheme
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary‑sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support, advice, carers network and passport
• Flexible working options and family‑ and carer‑friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

Application guidance

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Contact information

For further information, please contact Claire Davidson, Consultant, telephone: [phone].

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