Consultant Community Paediatrician
The closing date is 17 November 2025
The North East London NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic, experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Community Paediatrician for Havering, to join a team of three other Consultant Community Paediatricians working within an integrated specialist children's service in a progressive Community Paediatric department.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be expected to contribute to the neuro‑disability role, including the management of children receiving medical care. The post will be supported by the named doctor for safeguarding, the clinical lead for Community Paediatrics and the Associate Medical Director.
Havering specialist community paediatric services are based at The Acorn Centre, 306 London Road Romford RM7 9NH, and are part of an integrated multi‑disciplinary team housing Community paediatricians, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Team, Specialist Neurodisability Nursing Team, paediatric therapists, a clinical psychologist, an assistant psychologist and a health care assistant.
About us
NELFT is proud to be an agile working Trust with excellent IT support, enabling clinicians to work flexibly and providing a family‑friendly work culture. The post holder will have an agile working device and access to a medical secretary/PA based at The Acorn Centre, 306 London Road Romford RM7 9NH.
Job responsibilities
The community paediatric medical team consists of four consultant paediatricians and is supported by two full‑time specialty trainees (level 2 & 3). The post holder will have lead roles as named doctor and will manage neuro‑disability clinics according to the competencies and interests of the post holder, while meeting the needs of the service.
There is no out‑of‑hours on‑call commitment. The post holder will contribute to the daytime weekly child protection rota, assessing children referred for suspected child abuse and supervising trainees and colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
* CCT in CCH, or demonstrate Level 3 competencies in all areas of CCH
Experience
* 5 years higher specialist training, including 3 years Community Paediatrics
* At least 2 years general professional training in paediatrics
* 5 years higher specialist training, including 3 years in Community Paediatrics
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to confirm no previous criminal convictions.
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