Specialty Doctor in Developmental Paediatrics - Guildford

HCRG Care Group; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join HCRG Care Group as a Specialty Doctor in Developmental Paediatrics, delivering high-quality care to children across Surrey. With responsibilities in clinical practice and opportunities for professional growth, this role values your expertise and provides flexible working arrangements while making a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Financial Savings: Discounts on everyday purchases

Flexible Pay Access

Wellbeing Support: Mental and physical health resources

Continuous Development: Access to CPD opportunities

Innovative Environment: Funding for innovative ideas

Qualifications

• Current full GMC registration required.
• Experience in Developmental Paediatrics and child protection.
• Car driver with own car insured for business use.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental paediatric clinics with assessments.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for coordinated care.
• Participate in audits, clinical governance, and service development.

Skills

Child protection assessment

Multi-Disciplinary practice

Analysis of epidemiological data

Developmental assessment

Clinical management

Education

UK recognised medical degree

MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent

Higher specialist training in Developmental Paediatrics

MSc / diploma in community child health or relevant subject

CCT in Community Child Health

Job description

Vacancies Specialty Doctor in Developmental Paediatrics - Guildford

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced and compassionate Specialty Doctor seeking an opportunity to make a real difference while advancing your career?

Join HCRG Care Group as a Specialty Doctor, where you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to children and young people.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, ensuring a holistic approach to meeting the diverse needs of the community.

This role offers flexibility, support, and professional growth opportunities within a collaborative and innovative environment. Whether you’re looking to expand your expertise or develop a subspecialty interest, we provide the resources, training, and mentorship to help you succeed.

With access to agile working, an inclusive culture, and the ability to shape your role according to your strengths, this position provides a rewarding balance of clinical excellence and personal well-being.

Join us in delivering impactful healthcare while transforming lives across Surrey.

Base:

Your clinical work will be undertaken in one of the four quadrants of Surrey, with exact locations to be confirmed according to availability and your preferences.

The possibility of negotiating a different base and clinical patch Surrey may be considered.

HCRG Care Group is a flexible-first employer, whilst you will have an office base, our teams are agile and work in flexible/hybrid arrangements

Main Responsibility

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Conduct developmental paediatric clinics, including assessments for SEND, school medicals, and Looked After Children, ensuring timely and accurate reports.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for assessments, treatment, and follow-ups, including safeguarding activities and case reviews.
• Liaise with other health professionals to ensure coordinated care and contribute to other Developmental Paediatrics work as required.

Professional and Operational Duties:

• Participate in the supervision, teaching, and training of staff.
• Contribute to audits, clinical governance, and service development discussions with internal and external agencies.
• Adhere to infection control policies, confidentiality standards, and professional obligations.
• Actively engage in personal development and support the development of colleagues.

Job Plan:

• Direct Clinical Care (DCC): Clinical work, administration, safeguarding, peer reviews, and supervision.
• Supporting Professional Activities (SPA): CPD, audits, teaching, governance, and service improvements.

Development and Support:

• Access facilities and support for CPD, including study leave, to meet professional body requirements.
• Annual appraisals will cover the full scope of practice.

Managerial Structure and Support:

• Report to the Director of Developmental Paediatrics, with annual job planning and appraisal.
• Administrative support is provided, with a named contact for medical staff.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

• UK recognised medical degree
• Current full GMC registration
• Current work permit (if appropriate)
• Evidence of training in all aspects of child protection assessment (including level 3 training) and health assessments (further training and supervision in assessment of child sexual abuse can be provided in post)
• Knowledge and understanding of Multi-Disciplinary, inter-professional practice to include primary care and social services
• Knowledge and understanding of Multi-Disciplinary, inter-professional practice to include primary care and social services
• MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
• Higher specialist training in Developmental Paediatrics
• Trained in a method of standardised developmental assessment for children
• Ability to analyse epidemiological data
• Experience in Developmental Paediatrics including clinical management of looked after children and developmental assessment.
• Experience in Developmental Paediatrics including clinical management of looked after children and developmental assessment.
• Experience in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions.
• Experience of providing child protection reports for the Police and Social Services
• MSc /diploma in community child health or relevant subject
• CCT in Community Child Health

Other requirements: Car driver with own car insured for business use

For a full list of requirements please see attached job description

Package Description

Join Us as an Specialty Doctor in Developmental Paediatrics...

Step into a role that values your expertise while offering unparalleled support for your professional and personal well-being.

With a competitive salary of £51,260 - £94,306 (Medical and Dental Payscale)and access to the NHS Pension, this position is designed to reward your dedication and skills.

You’ll benefit from exclusive perks such as:

• Financial Savings: Discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and vouchers for special moments through My Reward Hub.
• Flexible Pay Access: Get your wages as you earn them, avoiding financial stress during life’s emergencies.
• Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive online and face-to-face resources for mental and physical health, career coaching, counselling, and post-trauma assistance.
• Continuous Development: Access bespoke career pathways, eLearning, and ongoing CPD opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ learning team, The Learning Enterprise.
• Innovative Environment: Work within an open culture that values your ideas, supported by £100,000 annually in innovation funding to help you shape the future of health and care.
• Commitment to Excellence: Join a team with a proven track record of high-quality care, with most services rated as “Good” or “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.

Make a difference while working in an organisation where your contributions are valued, supported, and celebrated.

Be part of changing lives by transforming health and care.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Specialty Doctor in Developmental Paediatrics - Guildford