Consultant Community Paediatrician

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Closing date: 05 March 2026

Are you a Community Paediatrician looking for a new challenge? Do you want to develop an innovative role around your experience & specialist areas of interest? We would also be very interested in applicants who are very interested in a future career as Medical Advisor for Adoption. Do you want to expand your network of partners across a range of disciplines to enhance the services for children and young people & their families with additional needs? If the answer is "Yes", this could be the opportunity you are seeking.

Opportunity we have for you

• To join a diverse team of Paediatricians, Nurses, Admin & Allied Health Practitioners with excellent relationships & access to other partners already established including CAMHS, Education & hospital paediatric teams.
• Work collaboratively across our Community Paediatrics & CAMHS services, including joint assessments & multi-disciplinary service development.
• Opportunity to develop an area of special interest.
• Consistently receive positive feedback from our service users.
• Patients as Top Priority.
• With the Trust expanding its services across all areas, this is an ideal time to join as we are always striving to be more innovative in what we provide, & your input will enable us to do this & enhance our skill mix.
• Participation in research is actively encouraged.

Main duties of the job

You will already be broadly experienced in all aspects of Community Paediatrics. You are competent in assessing children for suspected abuse and neglect, able to diagnose and manage a range of neurodevelopmental problems (including ASD & ADHD) and neurodisability, and experienced in aspects of child mental health related to child development.

If successful, you will work across Luton and Bedfordshire and be part of a passionate team who are always looking at ways to develop and improve the service for our users.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint two enthusiastic Community Consultant Paediatricians to join our dynamic Community Paediatrics team in Luton and Bedfordshire. Each post will have a maximum of 10 programmed activities each, and candidates wishing to work part-time are also invited to apply. We seek candidates experienced in Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics, Neuro-disability and Safeguarding Children. There is potential for taking on or developing a lead role depending on the suitability, experience and interest.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide clinical expertise for patient care within the Community Paediatric service, carry out child protection medical assessments one day a week (working hours only), provide training and supervision to a range of trainees, and contribute to departmental service improvement.
• Support development of further leadership experience.
• Work at Child Development Centre (CDC) in Kempston, Bedford, or at Edwin Lobo Centre (ELC), Redgrave Gardens, Luton, with possibility of working across both sites.
• Collaborate closely with acute paediatric teams at Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital and participate in joint clinics such as neurology and orthopaedics.
• Conduct assessments and management of children and young people with developmental impairments, neuro-disability, and neurodivergence, including multi-disciplinary assessments (MDA).
• Provide medical assessments and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans.
• Conduct Child protection medical assessments for physical abuse & neglect.
• Provide Adoption medicals and Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for Children in Care.

There are no out of hours on call requirements for this job. The post holders will be required to comply with GMC revalidation, participate in annual appraisal, and allocate time for CPD. Training and support is available to enable the role of Medical Appraiser within the Trust.

Personal and Professional development

Time is allocated within the job plan to support professional activities including CPD. Training and support is available to take on the role as a Medical Appraiser within the Trust.

Research & Training

We run weekly internal CPD activities, and the department has been involved in several regional and national research projects. We offer training in Community Paediatrics to a range of trainees from Foundation Year 2 to Grid trainees who rotate every six months. There is opportunity to take on the role of Clinical and/or Educational Supervisor.

Compliance with Corporate Management

The post holders will be required to work within CCS NHS Trust management policies and procedures, including those related to safeguarding children. Administrative and clinical duties will be allocated under the direction of the Clinical Lead and reflected in the job plan.

Clinical and Practice Governance

The post holders will participate in service improvement, quality assurance, and clinical effectiveness and risk management activities as required.

Facilities

Office accommodation and secretarial support will be provided, with access to an IT terminal, departmental IT system, intranet and internet.

General

Safeguarding people responsibilities: Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility. All staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Employees who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care. Safeguarding means protecting a citizen's health, wellbeing and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.

• Children and young people.
• Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.

Post holders must adhere to the Code of Conduct on confidentiality and all Trust policies and procedures. This job description is intended only as a guide; post holders must be flexible and adaptable to respond to other duties and changes within the Trust.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 applies; disclosure and barring check required. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and the policy statement on the recruitment of ex offenders.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• On the GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
• GMC Sub- Specialty Community Child Health or Paediatric Neuro-disability.

Experience

• At least 2 years training or clinical experience in Community Paediatrics including assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental disorder, neuro-disability and safeguarding concerns.
• Up to date Level 3+ Safeguarding Children training and competencies.
• Valid BLS Training.
• Valid APLS and NLS.
• Providing medical advice in Adoption & Fostering.

Skills

• Experience in Clinical and Educational Supervision.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of completing clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development.
• Competent and experienced in supervising trainees in carrying out Child protection medical assessments.
• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation.
• Experience in Medical Appraisal.
• Research experience or publication.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum, pro rata Contract

Permanent

Reference number

448-MED-