Consultant Community Paediatrician

Consultant Community Paediatrician

The closing date is 02 March 2026

The post-holder will join a team of community Paediatricians who provide community services for Salford children. Salford is one of only six sites in the North West to offer higher level / Grid community paediatric training.

Paediatric outpatient clinics are held in health and social care centres across Salford in Walkden, Eccles, Swinton and Pendleton Gateways. Referrals come from the neurodevelopmental pathway, GPs and 0-19 service. The Community Paediatricians have district wide responsibility in their area of special expertise (including neurodisability, safeguarding, looked after children, epilepsy and complex disability) and cover a geographical patch of the city. The post holder will provide community paediatric care in sites across the city and contribute to the ongoing development of the neurodevelopmental pathway for Salford, including joint working with partner agencies.

The service is co-located with other children's community services in the community hub at St James's House. This allows for multidisciplinary working and good communication across the services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver community paediatric clinics and child protection clinics, take part in the multidisciplinary assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental conditions and contribute to the ongoing development of a recently established neurodevelopmental pathway.

Applicants with particular interest in epilepsy are welcomed.

Applicants within 6 months of their CCT would be able to take this post in an acting up capacity.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Qualifications

• Medical Degree
• RCPCH membership

Professional registration

• Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Experience in community paediatrics including safeguarding
• Teaching experience
• Sub- specialist GRID training in Community Child health

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work independently

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.