# Consultant-Developmental Paeds & Doctor for Children Looked After > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-developmental-paeds-and-doctor-for-children-looked-after/3808506f-8de5-47b7-90b4-6454adbdb123 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-developmental-paeds-and-doctor-for-children-looked-after/3808506f-8de5-47b7-90b4-6454adbdb123.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 10 sessions per week (PAs/Job Plan for discussion) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-08T18:01:35.991Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8282161 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8282161?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent consultant to join a well-established neurodevelopmental and neurodisability team in South West London and meet rising demand in most of our specialist teams within Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and the Children Looked After (CLA) Services. The successful candidate will work across and deliver care for the CLA, Developmental Paediatrics, ADHD and ASD sub-specialties. This post also includes the Named Doctor for CLA, an active role in delivering and improving the service for CLA. The Named Doctor will be working alongside the Named Nurse for CLA and the rest of the wider team, who all contribute to delivering the clinical aspect of the CLA service. The post holder will ensure a high standard of care is achieved and maintained within their organisation demonstrating effective leadership skills and working within a team. This will include providing clinical supervision, (including checking reports) of all doctors that carry out CLA clinics and management of the trainee doctors. The Named Doctor will also be responsible for providing an annual quality assurance report for CLA in conjunction with Named Nurse and management team. ### Main duties of the job Children Looked After The Children Looked After’s Health Team works in close partnership with the Local Authority, London Borough of Wandsworth (LBW). Effective joint working arrangements between the LBW and SGH are in place to ensure that the health and well-being of children in care are promoted and that all children receive timely Initial Health Assessments (IHAs), Review Health Assessments (RHAs) and dental checks that are in line with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Local Authority is responsible for around 320 looked after children. There are approximately 200 new accommodations each year. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical Duties: Provision of the Named Doctor function which includes specialist advice and supervision to staff who have direct contact with looked after children and care leavers. The post holder will ensure a high standard of care is achieved and maintained within their organisation demonstrating effective leadership skills and working well within a team. Undertaking Statutory CLA Initial Health Assessments. Undertaking Statutory CLAReview Health Assessments LAC for under-5s and for older children with complex medical or other special needs. Producing a report and healthcare plan within statutory time scales and subsequently a comprehensive written report Clinical Supervision of the CLA clinics delivered by the trainee and other doctors Work closely with the Named Nurse for CLA, as well as the other CLA Nursing staff and Paediatric Management team, to deliver a safe and efficient service for the looked after children of LBW. Provide annual quality assurance report for CLA in conjunction with Named Nurse and management team Liaising closely with the Children’s Social Workers Undertaking developmental clinics, SEN clinics and possibly ADHD clinics or ASD multidisciplinary assessments depending on experience and relevant training. Deliver holistic approach for children whom may need care in a number of aspects at once (CLA, ADHD, Developmental Paediatrics and ASD). ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Active involvement in Continuing Professional Development - Ability to be flexible, adaptable, thorough and resilient - An understanding of equality and diversity within the workforce and how can it impact on this post - Ability to share knowledge and difficulties with colleagues - Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communicator and team worker - Ability to conduct a comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment of children with suspected developmental problems with understanding of relevant psychosocial factors - Ability to compile a comprehensive report within defined timescales - Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals and agencies to ensure appropriate treatment and support - Ability to review a child and write a SEND/EHCP report - Ability to work both independently and as part of a multiagency team **Desirable** - Ability to diagnose and manage a child with ASD and/or ADHD. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of recognised tools for the assessment of developmental disorders e.g. Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales, SOGS etc. - Understand multiagency working in the context of safeguarding **Desirable** - Familiarity with recognised tools for the assessment of suspected ADHD and ASD ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in Community Paediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and Neurodevelopmental assessment - Experience in Children Looked After (CLA) Medical services appropriate to meet the responsibilities of the Named Doctor role described above - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex patients - Audit: evidence of understanding of audit principles and having taken a lead role in completing at least 2 audit projects in clinical areas relevant to this application **Desirable** - Publications in peer reviewed journals, presentations at national or international level ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in relevant Paediatric specialty: Community Child Health, Neurodisability, Child Mental Health or General Paediatrics (candidates within 6 months of CCT are eligible to apply) - Full registration and licence to practise with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas - MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent - Level 3 Child Safeguarding training **Desirable** - Level 4 Child Safeguarding training - Level 4 LAC competences - Other LAC specific training ## Documents - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [consultant-developmental paeds & doctor for children looked after jd (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598917) ## 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.