# Locum Consultant Community Paediatrics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00
- **Contract type:** 3 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 16 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T12:17:58.617Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8329730
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8329730?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited for a 4 PA Community Consultant Paediatrician at Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, to help deliver our service in the north of Surrey. The post is a fixed term contract to manage capacity within the neurodevelopmental service. The post will be based at Epsom General Hospital

The post holder will deliver community paediatric clinics.

### Main duties of the job

### Clinical Duties:

### Specific Duties of this post:

- The post holder will deliver community clinics including neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioural clinics. The clinics will be held at Epsom General Hospital within the children’s outpatient department. Specifically, the role will include:
- developmental assessment in all paediatric age groups including assessment of autism (such as objective assessment like ADOS)
- assessment and management of specific neurodevelopmental conditions

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

- To, at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
- To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
- To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
- On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
- To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
- To be responsible for the clinical management of out-patients under your care.
- The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- High standard of clinical skill in Paediatrics and experience of Neurodisability
- Experience in the assessment and management of Developmental disorders, Social Communication Disorders including Autistic spectrum disorders
- To have substantial clinical experience of the health needs of Children Looked After

**Desirable**

- Have proven negotiating and leadership skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Ability to contribute to change management on completion of CCT

**Desirable**

- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry on to the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent

**Desirable**

- MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
- SPIN module in Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2450)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)
- [consultant community paediatrics (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652548)

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