COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN (NEURODEVELOPMENT)
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The closing date is 11 July 2025
COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN WITH A SPECIAL
INTEREST IN NEURODEVELOPMENT
(ROMFORD, RM7 9NH)
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Contract
Substantive
Hours
None
Location
Acorn Centre, 306 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH
Qualifications needed:
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
CCT or equivalent
Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
At least 2 years' experience in Community Child Health.
Main duties of the jobTo be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Child and Adolescent mental health care,
Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
To be a team player
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
About usWhy NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting to a Community Consultant Paediatrician position which forms part of the BHR Paediatric Neurodevelopment Service but will mainly be part of the community Havering Specialist Children Service, based at Acorn Centre, 306 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH. This is a new, substantive, full-time post. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.
You will join another 4.2wte Consultant Paediatricians, 0.5wte Specialty Doctors, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GPvTS doctor within the Havering service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.
Job responsibilitiesYou will be expected to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Havering.
Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
Participate in the local Child Protection rota
Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
Work alongside 4.2wte Consultant Paediatricians, 0.5wte Specialty Doctor, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 0.2wte GPvTS doctor within the service
Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.
Person Specification GMC- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- CCT or equivalent
- Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
- Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust