# Consultant Community Paediatrician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-community-paediatrician/f8dd1e6b-92d3-4230-9cc3-a9b51203d7b6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-community-paediatrician/f8dd1e6b-92d3-4230-9cc3-a9b51203d7b6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum - **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T06:00:26.487Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Burnley/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Community_Neuodisibility_Paediatrics/Community_Neuodisibility_Paediatrics-v8121370 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8121370?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### CPD **Essential** - Clear commitment to lifelong learning - Experience of evidence based medicine - Ability to keep up to date in the speciality **Desirable** - Membership of appropriate post graduate societies. - IT skills ### Teamwork **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines ### Training **Essential** - Experience and training in Child Protection to level appropriate for Consultant practice - Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses **Desirable** - Experience in other areas relevant to child health, eg: general practice, child mental health, obstetrics or public health - Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area ### Experience **Essential** - Management of wide range of community paediatrics / paediatric neurodisability including child protection - At least 6 months nhs experience - Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust - Understanding of and experience performing audit / QI during general professional and higher specialist training - Awareness of basic research methods - Familiarity with evidence based practice **Desirable** - Experience in Medical Leadership role - Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship - Previous research projects/publications ### Leadership **Essential** - Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues **Desirable** - Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment ### Management **Essential** - Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management. - Attendance at management meetings e.g. Directorate Speciality Board Meetings **Desirable** - Attendance at appropriate management courses. - Previous participation in a management role - Experience in appraisal & mentoring ### Supervision **Essential** - Experience of supervision of junior staff ### Educational Qualifications **Essential** - Primary medical qualification e.g. MBChB **Desirable** - A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc. ### Communication and relationships **Essential** - Ability to communicate & liaise effectively with patients, their parents & other relatives & with colleagues/staff in all disciplines. **Desirable** - Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses ### Professional /Occupational Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with General Medical Council - Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Community Child Health or Paediatric Neurodisability or due admission to Register within 6 months - If Specialist Registration (CCT) is in General Paediatrics then must be able to demonstrate they fulfil competencies for L3 Community Child Health / Paediatric Neurodisability - MRCPCH or MRCP (Paediatrics) or equivalent ## Documents - [personal spec (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10417611) - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [job description (pdf, 1008.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10417610) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.