# Consultant Paediatrician U18s ED*Generous Recruitment Package* > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatrician-u18s-edgenerous-recruitment-package/c6f85374-6a74-46b4-b0a2-b9256f7e6aa9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatrician-u18s-edgenerous-recruitment-package/c6f85374-6a74-46b4-b0a2-b9256f7e6aa9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 gross per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 2 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T10:51:06.816Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8196523 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8196523?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - All new starters may be eligible to receive up to £12,000 relocation package - ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and SAS doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ or extended paid break We are inviting applications from an enthusiastic Consultant Paediatrician to work with our under 18s Eating Disorders Team. Are you someone who enjoys working with young people and families, is a team player, can bring experience of working with young people with a range of health conditions , and is willing to be flexible according to patient need? Do you love to learn and want to make a contribution to developing excellent standards of care? If so, we are keen to meet you! ### Main duties of the job This post is to provide consultant paediatric input primarily for the EDITT service but will also offer support to all the community teams as required. The post has come about due to retirement. The Norfolk and Waveney child and adolescent eating disorders service covers Norfolk and Waveney. This has a population of about 1.1 million and includes areas of particular social deprivation with considerable psychosocial related difficulties. The service complements the existing CAMHS services who manage other psychiatric conditions in children and young people. NSFT provide eating disorders services to those under 18 across Norfolk and Waveney including a service for young people with an ARFID diagnosis. An alternative provider (Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust) runs the over 18 services. EDITT provides intensive support to young people with an eating disorder for the eastern region with the primary aims of preventing admission or reducing length of stay. This service is provided and overseen by the Provider Collaborative (CYP) for the Eastern region and was the first to be set up in the region in 2022. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the vacancy available, please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specification. Come visit us, meet the team and see why our trainees come and stay and how we invest in our people. ### 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 ### Teaching **Essential** - Teaching and Presentation Skills ### Attributes **Essential** - Effective team working - Leadership qualities - Flexibility - Research - Driving Licence/Able to travel independently - Must be willing to travel between Trust sites ### Experience **Essential** - 3 years as a doctor post registration - Clinical and Information Governance - Wide experience in all aspects of general paediatrics, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent - Evidenced Level 3 safeguarding training - Experience in day to day organisation of general paediatric services - Computer Literacy **Desirable** - Experience caring for children with eating disorders - Medical assessment and management of patients with an eating disorder ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice. Name on Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT date, and is expected to achieve a CCT - Registered Medical Practitioner - Entry on the Specialist Register in Paediatrics or be within six months of attaining a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview. - MRCPCH or equivalent - MBBS or equivalent - Registerable medical qualification - CCST in Paediatrics - Experience of working in mental health - Evidence of annual appraisal & revalidation **Desirable** - SPIN or GRID in C&A mental health - Experience in Eating Disorders ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Medical assessment and medical management of people with an eating disorder - Excellent communication skills - Team working and interdisciplinary collaboration - Ability to maintain trust and confidence of patients - Willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with other professionals - Willingness to learn new skills **Desirable** - Knowledge of common mental health issues - Teaching experience ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - A clear understanding of Clinical Governance - Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) - [jd consultant paediatrician editt (pending rc approval) (pdf, 547.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10501890) ## 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.