Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- CPD
Clear commitment to lifelong learning
- CPD
Experience of evidence based medicine
- CPD
Ability to keep up to date in the speciality
- Teamwork
Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines
- Training
Experience and training in Child Protection to level appropriate for Consultant practice
- Training
Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
- Experience
Management of wide range of community paediatrics / paediatric neurodisability including child protection
- Experience
At least 6 months nhs experience
- Experience
Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
- Experience
Understanding of and experience performing audit / QI during general professional and higher specialist training
- Experience
Awareness of basic research methods
- Experience
Familiarity with evidence based practice
- Leadership
Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
- Management
Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
- Management
Attendance at management meetings e.g. Directorate Speciality Board Meetings
- Supervision
Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Educational Qualifications
Primary medical qualification e.g. MBChB
- Communication and relationships
Ability to communicate & liaise effectively with patients, their parents & other relatives & with colleagues/staff in all disciplines.
- Professional /Occupational Qualifications
Full registration with General Medical Council
- Professional /Occupational Qualifications
Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Community Child Health or Paediatric Neurodisability or due admission to Register within 6 months
- Professional /Occupational Qualifications
If Specialist Registration (CCT) is in General Paediatrics then must be able to demonstrate they fulfil competencies for L3 Community Child Health / Paediatric Neurodisability
- Professional /Occupational Qualifications
MRCPCH or MRCP (Paediatrics) or equivalent
Desirable
13 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- CPD
Membership of appropriate post graduate societies.
- CPD
IT skills
- Training
Experience in other areas relevant to child health, eg: general practice, child mental health, obstetrics or public health
- Training
Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area
- Experience
Experience in Medical Leadership role
- Experience
Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
- Experience
Previous research projects/publications
- Leadership
Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment
- Management
Attendance at appropriate management courses.
- Management
Previous participation in a management role
- Management
Experience in appraisal & mentoring
- Educational Qualifications
A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc.
- Communication and relationships
Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
Job overview
This is a substantive full time post, to be based at the Burnley General Hospital site. The General Neurodevelopmental and specialist clinics are undertaken in dedicated outpatient clinics. Clinical activities will be delivered from sites across the East Lancashire Hospital Trust footprint which cover Royal Blackburn, Burnley General, Clitheroe Community Hospital, Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Centres (Shadsworth and Livesey) and The Acorn Centre in Accrington, and Special School Settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics to undertake medical assessment and medical management of a range of problems including:
- Developmental problems diagnostic assessment for pre-school children
- Neurodisability (Including Cerebral Palsy, Tone Management and Epilepsy)
- Learning Disability (Aetiological investigation of moderate – severe Learning Disability)
- Dyspraxia
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD)
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Medical management of complex neurological or genetic conditions (in association with other specialist services)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics
The Directorate provides a comprehensive Community Child Health Paediatric service for children under 16 and also to some Young People 16-18 in specific situations.
The service is delivered via an Integrated Clinical Team, Multidisciplinary Model with Medical Consultants, Allied Health Professionals (Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy) and Specialist Practitioners.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Community Paediatrician with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum. The contract type is Locum: 12 months. The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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