Job Summary
Consultant Community Paediatrician – combined role across 10 PA posts. Duties include child development assessment clinics, ASD assessment, multidisciplinary coordination, child protection medicals and safeguarding leadership.
Main responsibilities
* Deliver face‑to‑face and telephone neurodevelopmental assessment clinics for children presenting with developmental concerns.
* Assess children under five for Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neuro‑developmental conditions.
* Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings, including transition and early‑years focus, and develop care pathways and patient passports.
* Provide medical advice to the local SEND service following statutory guidance.
* Perform child protection medicals and attend peer‑review meetings.
* Lead and enhance safeguarding initiatives where opportunities arise.
Person specification – Essential criteria
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice (or eligibility).
* Evidence of teaching and training peers and allied health professionals.
* Competence equivalent to Highest Specialist Paediatric Training.
* Experience within NHS with understanding of financial and productivity implications.
* Willingness to fulfil all duties, including on‑call commitments and travel.
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