Main area Community Paediatrician Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract 12 months (renewable with the possibility of conversion to substantive post or extension of Fixed Term.)) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 277-7054238-A1-LK
Site Highpoint House Town London Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Plus £2162 LW Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59
Job overview
Oxleas are looking for a motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic, supportive and driven Greenwich Community Paediatric team who are committed to delivering the best care for our patients. We would like to invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for a post of Consultant in Community Paediatrics.
The successful candidate will embed our commitment and demonstrate our Trust values. We are committed to personal and professional development of our staff by promoting an ethos of continuous learning to improve patient outcomes.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide full range of community paediatric services.
This is a full time post but part time applicants are welcome (6-10 PAs).
You should be an enthusiastic and innovative clinician with the vision to develop new models of working in response to an increasing and changing community-based demands.
Wider experience in General Paediatric conditions with working knowledge of conditions including Epilepsy and Neurological disorders though these conditions will be managed by the acute team with Tertiary support and MDT.
You are expected to have Full GMC registration with a License to Practice in the UK .
Main duties of the job
- To develop and pursue their special interest in Community Paediatrics with m ultidisciplinary and multiagency teamwork an essential component of our children’s service.
-To develop skills and expertise in leading in service areas of interest.
-To attend and support in house tertiary (outreach) clinics and liaise with Tertiary colleagues.
-To teach and provide clinical supervision to trainees and non training grades of Community Paediatricians.
-To continue to develop knowledge, skills and experience by participating in Departmental and Consultant Peer Reviews and CPD sessions.
- No out of hours on call commitment. The post holder will contribute to the daytime weekly child protection rota.
Working for our organisation
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
We have distinctive values at Oxleas - We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care. Our values are very important to us. They help Oxleas to be a great place to work.
Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To provide assessment and case management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability and special needs, including Special Needs Schools in the Borough. The Consultant has overall responsibility for their own caseload, which will include children across the borough or living out of borough but registered under a Greenwich GP.
2. Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs. These assessments include increasing referrals of children with ASD and ADHD that require assessment and further management.
3. Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics/meetings for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs.
Person specification
Full GMC Registration
* Full GMC Registration
MRCPCH or equivalent
* MRCPCH or equivalent
Wide experience and training in community paeds/expertise in complex Neurodisability
* Wide experience and training in community paeds/expertise in complex Neurodisability
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr Grace Pereira Job title Consultant Paediatrician and Lead Doctor Email address grace.pereira@nhs.net Telephone number 02088368621
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