Overview
An opportunity has arisen for one less than full time (7PA) Substantive Consultant post in our department. This is a replacement post. The successful applicants will join a team of 10 Consultant Community Paediatricians. The post-holder's clinical core commitments will include Community Paediatrics/neurodisability assessments including secondary level assessment and management of children with developmental difficulties, special educational needs, and child protection medicals. The post holder will be responsible for providing Community Paediatric/Neurodisability care to children and families living in a defined area of West Oxfordshire, and includes clinics within a special school. Clinical work will include a range of activities including clinical assessment, multidisciplinary assessments, supervising specialist registrar/speciality doctor and contributing to the departmental child protection rota. The consultant will be the lead for the department's multidisciplinary assessment process for children with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders and particularly complex needs. This post involves supporting the quarterly transition clinic together with the medical team at the Oxford Centre for Enablement, for children with severe physical disabilities moving from paediatric to adult care.
Main duties
The postholder's duties will be based at Deer Park Medical Center in Witney and the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations, throughout the county, and to attend meetings with Social Services Departments and other partner agencies.
The clinical commitments include routine Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability assessments, secondary level reviews, and management of children with developmental difficulties and special educational needs. The post holder will provide community/neurodisability care for a patch including one special school, oversee and monitor multidisciplinary assessment processes and child protection assessments. Clinical work includes clinical assessment, multidisciplinary assessments, supervising specialist registrar/speciality doctor and contributing to the departmental child protection rota. The role involves supporting the quarterly transition clinic with the Oxford Centre for Enablement for children with severe physical disabilities moving from paediatric to adult care and a leadership role in the department's multidisciplinary assessment process for children with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders and particularly complex needs.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
We are committed to a safe, respectful hiring environment and have pledged zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour, signing the NHS England sexual safety charter. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and all standard safeguarding checks.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Details
Date posted: 09 September 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year PA Pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 321-MS-CON-7105652-S5
Job locations: John Radcliffe, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 9DU
Job responsibilities
An indicative timetable and Job Plan are outlined below. Working days can vary based on service requirements with mutual agreement with the service lead. The final Job Plan will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment and renegotiated at least annually.
Typical pattern
Day, Time, Location, Work, Categorisation, No. of PAs detail (example schedule shown in the original description may be repeated as applicable). Final schedule to be confirmed during appointment.
Person specification
Qualifications (Essential)
* Full GMC with license to practice
* Professional qualifications - MRCPCH, MRCP or equivalent
* CCT/CESR with Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview
* CCT in Community Paediatrics or equivalent experience in Community Paediatrics (or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview)
* Trained to level 3 safeguarding / Child Protection
Experience (Essential)
* Comprehensive training in Community Paediatrics including safeguarding work; hospital appointments in Paediatrics at SHO/ST1-3 and registrar/ST4-8 level; experience in writing child protection reports and attending case conferences; court room experience
* Ability to make independent decisions at Consultant level and manage complex clinical problems; Locum Consultant experience in Community Paediatrics preferred
Desirable
* Additional child protection reporting, court experience, locum consultant experience, teaching/education achievements, service improvement experience
Skills (Essential)
* Leadership and teamwork; organisational and management skills; knowledge of NHS organisation and modernisation agenda
* Professional: communication, teaching/training, education qualifications, and commitment to medical education
* Clinical governance and audit experience
* Computing skills (word processing, spreadsheets, web browsing)
Other requirements
* Driving licence and access to a car for travel
Protecting information and recruitment details
Disclosure and Barring Service check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and includes a DBS check as part of appointment.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. For information see the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 9DU
Employer website: ouh.nhs.uk
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