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COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)
The closing date is 25 July 2025
COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR
(THURROCK, RM16 2PX)
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Contract
Substantive
Hours
None
Location
Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX
Qualifications needed:
Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
Mastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders
At least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).
Knowledge and training in Child safeguarding
Main duties of the job
To be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care,
Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care,
To be a team player
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
About us
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting to a Community Paediatrics Specialist Grade Doctor position in the Integrated Child Health Service at Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX. This is an established, substantive, full-time role. It is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible.
You will join 5.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2.8wte Specialist Grade Doctors, and 1wte Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across South West Essex.
Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
Participate in the local Child Protection rota
Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
Work alongside 5.6wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2.8wte Specialist Grade Doctors, and 1wte Specialty Doctor within the service
Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies
Person Specification
GMC
* oFull GMC Registration with a license to practice
Knowledge
* oMastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders
* oKnowledge and training in Child safeguarding
Experience
* oAt least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).
Qualifications
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.
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