# Consultant in Community Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-community-paediatrics/8ba5d94a-25c1-4335-a9d9-7bedd95c3032 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-community-paediatrics/8ba5d94a-25c1-4335-a9d9-7bedd95c3032.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (pro rata for LTFT) + London Weighting - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 7 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T10:41:17.678Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8273840 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273840?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a Community Child Health and Child Neurodevelopmental paediatric consultant to join our dynamic and friendly department at the Cheyne child development service. This post is for a Community paediatrician especially with interest in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Social Communication Disorders and Social Paediatrics. The successful applicant will join our team in providing excellent care to our local children and their families. This post is for 7 PA, to start as soon as possible. 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 date of interview. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be a paediatrician trained to consultant level in all aspects of community paediatrics. The post holder: - Will provide consultant paediatric input for social communication assessments in the preschool social communication pathway and the school age social communication pathway - Will provide consultant paediatric input for neurodevelopmental clinics within a multidisciplinary team - Will provide consultant paediatric input for ADHD clinics both in terms and assessment and in terms of management. - Will contribute to and support the clinical governance programme of the Trust - Will contribute to the undergraduate medical teaching programme - Individual posts will also include specified roles from the Departmental job plan, to be discussed at interview. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and responsibilities. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Wide experience in Community Paediatrics Specialist Training including Social communication assessments, neurodisability and child protection. - Level 3 Safeguarding Training - Experience of teaching to meet the requirements of junior doctors and nurses - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training - Valid BLS Training - Autism Diagnostic interview or 3DI qualification and experience **Desirable** - Skills and training in a sub specialty which could benefit the department e.g. Griffiths developmental assessment qualification and experience - Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable) - Valid APLS and NLS ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Commitment to teaching and educational supervision - Attendance and punctuality - Ability to change and adapt to changing circumstances - Able to cope with stress, pressure or setbacks - Ability to empathise with patients and families and demonstrate active listening - Meets health requirements of the job ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - MRCPCH or equivalent - On GMC’s specialist Register in paediatrics, CCT/CCST in Community Paediatric medicine or a UK specialist trainee within 6 months of CCT/CCST on interview date - Full GMC registration with license to practice - ortfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application. - Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice - Ability to teach clinical skills to meet the requirements of undergraduate students, doctors in training and nursing staff. Experience of training in different sessions. **Desirable** - Completion or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree (MD/PhD). - CCT or equivalent in subspeciality of Community Child Health. DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas - Formal teaching qualification ### Communication and Management Skills **Essential** - Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS - Organisation, time management, forward planning attention to detail - Knowledge of best practice in management - Good written and spoken communication and presentation skills in English - Ability to build rapport and good negotiation skills - Ability to work well with colleagues within and across departments and hospitals and share the load and introduce change collaboratively **Desirable** - Knowledge of business planning and budgets - Evidence of leadership skills ## Documents - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [functional reqs (pdf, 654.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589444) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 493.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589445) ## 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.