Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2025 23:59
Consultant General Paediatrician (Community)
Consultant
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.
Job overview
We are keen to attract a proactive and enthusiastic Community Paediatric consultant who will enjoy working within our team within a new post. This post has no out of hours commitment. The Trust is committed to offer new employees a range of recruitment incentives which may include a Golden Hello. Our current team includes Community Paediatricians, General Paediatricians who have developed a specialist interest, Specialty doctors and Specialist nurses who live locally or commute from around the region. We are also well supported by our administrative team.
We would welcome applications from either Community, Neurodisability or General Paediatricians, or those within 6 months of either completion of their CCT or CESR. We would offer training, and support where required.
The post includes delivery of general community paediatric clinics in the Mid Nottinghamshire area in the Mansfield/Ashfield/ Newark and Ollerton area dependent on clinical need plus autism assessment. Daytime (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm) child protection on call is offered for social care requested medical assessments (section 47) for physical abuse on a rota basis. Special interests and skills of applicants will be considered and additional duties may include additional safeguarding, neuro-disability/SEND, appraisal/supervision and teaching.
Main duties of the job
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Key Tasks
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share knowledge with the Paediatrics Department.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
• Develop community paediatrics role and service development
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.
We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation. We are truly proud to be the HSJ Trust of the Year for 2020, and of our CQC ratings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview. Note: CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
* MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
* While the law does not require a CCT in CCH (Community Child Health), the CSAC recommends that all consultant posts should require it, as this shows the applicant is fully trained for independent practice in CCH. If they do not have a CCT in CCH, the applicant must be able to show how they have acquired the Level 3 competencies and if the candidate has a CCT in General Paediatrics, proof of appropriate competencies and experience to fulfil the duties of the post.
* DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas
Experience
* Able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
* Broad experience of all clinical aspects of community child health including neuro-disability
* Experience of childhood behaviour problems recognition and assessment
* Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training – detailed knowledge of all aspects of Child Protection work, with awareness of National Policies and Guidance
* Looked After children – knowledge of national policy, strategy, and the legal framework relating to looked after children including the adoption process
* Experience working in NHS
* Wider experience, research, and training eg SPIN, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable)
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomes
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals
* Research degree or participation in research trials
* ‘Training the Trainers’ certification
Management
* Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
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Name Dr Esther Corker Job title Head of Service and Neurodevelopmental Lead Email address esther.corker@nhs.net Telephone number 01623 622515 Additional information
For informal queries please contact Dr Esther Corker, Consultant Paediatrician & Head of Service for community paediatrics 01623 622515 ext. 6465
Or, Dr Simon Rhodes, Service Director Paediatrics 01623 622515
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