Specialty Doctor - Paediatrics

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor - Paediatrics to join our community-based teams and contribute to high-quality paediatric care. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary environment to deliver patient-centered services.

The post requires Full GMC registration, MBBS or equivalent, and postgraduate qualifications such as MRCPCH. Paediatric and community paediatric experience are advantageous, with flexibility to travel across the county.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Medical Degree, MBBS or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification such as MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide paediatric clinical care within community settings
• Support NHS frontline teams with paediatric expertise
• Deliver high-quality patient care while upholding professional standards

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPCH / Diploma

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor - Paediatrics

The closing date is 18 November 2026

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Specialty Doctor - Paediatrics to join our professional team.

We're a close team but we're never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That's where you come in.

We're always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you'll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to provide support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn't a requirement for this role you'll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you'll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. As part of this work, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams and roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Medical Degree, MBBS or equivalent
• A post graduate qualification e.g. MRCPCH by examination, MSc, DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas

Experience

• Paediatric experience
• Community paediatric experience

Skills

• Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines

Knowledge

• Willingness to work independently, but with an awareness of one's individual limitations
• Good written and oral communication skills

Personal Attributes

• Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure
• A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£63,696 to £102,689 a yearper annum pro rata