Job Title: Bank Medical and Dental Consultant Community Paediatrician
Agency: Central London Community Health Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: Not Specified

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Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Community Consultant Paediatrician to join our friendly community paediatrics team based at Chalk Hill Primary Care Centre in Brent, North West London on a sessional basis. Our clinics are delivered either at Wembley Centre for Health or Willesden Centre for Health. This post is a sessional post on Bank and does not include SPA time. The successful post holder will not be expected to provide Child Protection cover, clinical or education supervision.

This post is for 8PAs. Candidates are expected to be on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatrics with CCT/CCST in Community Paediatrics, or to be UK specialist trainees within 6 months of CCT/CCST/CESR at the date of interview. The successful applicant will join our team in providing ‘great care closer to home’.

Please Note: The attached job plan in the job description is provided as an example for a 10 PA role; however, the position being advertised is for 8 Pas and does not include SPA/CS/ES or CP cover time.

Main duties of the job

The Brent Community Paediatric Team sits within Brent Children’s Clinical Services Unit (CSU) alongside other specialist services including Children’s Community Nursing, Special School Nursing, Looked After Children, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy as well as universal services such as School Nursing and Health Visiting.

The post holder will be expected to work as part of the multidisciplinary team, covering responsibilities related to Clinical Activities (e.g. General and Specialist CDT clinics, triaging referrals, MDT clinical discussions or meetings and possibly EHCP medical assessments) with appropriate clinical administration time and support.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• MBBS, MRCPCH, Completed Postgraduate Medical Training (CCT in the relevant specialty)
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
• Capable of working at Consultant level in Community Child Health
• Current and full registration with the appropriate professional body
• Satisfactory Appraisal within the last 12 months (or within the most recent 12 months of work, if currently on a career break)
• A positive recommendation for revalidation where appropriate. Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or other higher degree

Experience

Essential

• Can demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to
• Can demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to
• Extensive experience in a Community Paediatrics clinical setting including safeguarding
• Experience of driving improvement and ensuring patient safety through clinical governance systems
• Experience of managing underperformance and the ability to foster effective performance within clinical practice
• Demonstrate an ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
• Ability to anticipate and plan for change
• Good working knowledge of professional requirements and standards for healthcare professionals including appraisals
• Evidence and experience of networking with a wide range of stakeholders including the public, external commercial organisations and national strategic bodies
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid BLS Training

Desirable

• Experience in other areas relevant to Community Child Health e.g. General Practice, Child Mental Health, Public Health, Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Neurodisability
• Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of Community Child Health practice to take a lead role in that area
• Experience of job planning, medical appraisals and revalidation for medical workforce
• Experience in case management and/or case investigation
• Experience and evidence of effective chairing skills, facilitation and conflict resolution ability
• Experience in the assessment, development and delivery of clinical education
• Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts).

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of achievement of level 3 competencies in Community Child Health
• Proven ability to set clear direction and articulate a compelling vision
• Knowledge of the national, regional and local policy and priorities for healthcare
• Good knowledge and understanding of performance management and improvement techniques
• Knowledge of clinical governance systems to secure quality and safety
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Strategic and operational leadership skills

Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis
• Experience of acting in the capacity of an appraiser for the purposes of medical revalidation
• Experience of acting as case investigator for case investigation

Academic

Essential

• Participation in research or clinical audit
• Participation in departmental teaching

Desirable

• Formal research training; demonstrated ability to design a research or audit project
• Formal training in teaching methods; demonstrated ability in teaching / training

Management

Essential

• Understanding of management issues including medical management; clinical governance, service planning and quality improvement Willingness to lead service developments
• Willingness to lead service developments

Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
• Demonstrated ability to take on a leadership role

Personal

Essential

• Flexible approach Caring attitude to patients, carers and colleagues
• Vision for community child health
• A high degree of personal integrity
• Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours

Other

Essential

• Must be able to travel to and between community sites to meet requirements of post

Closing Date: 29 July 2026

How to Apply;

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