Consultant Paediatrician (Community Child Health)
Main area Paediatric Neurodiversity Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (with chance of extending to 18 months) Hours Part time - 0.2 sessions per week Job ref 277-7748367-A1-LK
Site Highpoint House Town London Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Pro rata plus 2,162 LW pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/03/2026 23:59
Job overview
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to employ an enthusiastic Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Neurodiversity in community child health, to join and support the development, implementation and establishment of a pilot service to test a new neurodiversity (ND) service model for children and young people (CYP) across several Southeast London (SEL) boroughs. This is initially a 12-month pilot, until 30 June 2027 with the potential to extend a further three months.
Main base: to be confirmed; sites base likely to be within Bexley with outreach clinics in Greenwich and one other borough
Main duties of the job
DUTIES OF THE POST:
The consultant will provide a high level of clinical expertise and leadership, both for the team for which they are responsible and in borough-wide services.
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.”
Chief Executive
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide neurodiversity assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children and young people. The Consultant has overall responsibility for their own caseload, which will include children and young people across the three boroughs within the pilot.
* To supervise and teach non-Consultant grade doctors, including GP with extended roles (GPweR).
* Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics for the assessment of children with complex neurodiversity presentations. These assessments include a rising caseload of children with ASD and ADHD that require assessment and further management.
* To hold clinical responsibility for the care of children with complex neurodisability seen with in the hub and provide medical advice to local authority children’s services according to statutory legislation and guidance for Looked After Children.
Person specification
Full GMC Registration
* Full GMC Registration
MBBS or equivalent
* MBBS or equivalent
MRCPCH or equivalent
* MRCPCH or equivalent
CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics
* CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics
On or eligible for entry on the GMC’s Specialist Register for Paediatrics under article 14.
* On or eligible for entry on the GMC’s Specialist Register for Paediatrics under article 14.
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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.
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