Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
IT literate.
- Skills
Ability to lead and manage staff.
- Skills
Ability to clinically supervise junior staff.
- Skills
Participation in audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience
Level 3 safeguarding competency
- Experience
Experience in Community Paediatrics
- Experience
Teaching experience
- Experience
Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience
Ability to teach clinical skills.
- Qualifications
MRCPCH
- Qualifications
Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise and entry on GMC specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Epilepsy paediatric interest/ experience.
- Experience
Experience in Children in Care
- Experience
Experience in NHS management
- Experience
RCPCH supervision course
- Experience
Sound knowledge of multiple NHS structure and systems.
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in neurology / neurodisability to join our highly rated Paediatric department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
We provide high-quality patient centred care, maintain excellent team working, resilience, and have developed effective, close working relationships with other colleagues across the Network.
Your job plan will involve provision of services in neurodisability and epilepsy. An interest in other Paediatric subspecialities such as children in care is welcomed and candidates are encouraged to discuss further opportunities with team. There will also be leadership opportunities in all areas of the job role for an interested candidate.
The Children in Care team provides an efficient and high-performing service for initial health assessments, adoption panels and advisory panels.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description for further details about our hospital and department. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to get in touch to discuss how you could be part of our future plans.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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This advert is for Consultant Paediatrician with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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