# Locum Consultant General Paediatrician (Neurodevelopmental Interest) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-general-paediatrician-neurodevelopmental-interest/e8d3fa55-7785-4bc0-9c65-c9d7637701d1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-general-paediatrician-neurodevelopmental-interest/e8d3fa55-7785-4bc0-9c65-c9d7637701d1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Epsom General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term Locum Consultant Paediatrics) - **Employment type:** Part time - 32 hours per week (Attending and On Calls) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T12:11:12.495Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Epsom/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Paediatrics_Neurodevelopment/Paediatrics_Neurodevelopment-v8216614 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8216614?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant Paediatrician at Epsom General Hospital to support the delivery of paediatric services across North Surrey. This fixed-term post has been created to provide cover following consultant retirements, with the intention of recruiting to a substantive position in the future. The successful applicant will be primarily based at Epsom General Hospital, although cross-site working may be required to meet service needs. Epsom Hospital provides an integrated paediatric service, with acute and community teams working closely together to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. The post holder will contribute to the acute paediatric service, including participation in the Consultant of the Week rota, inpatient ward rounds and the consultant on-call rota. They will also undertake neurodevelopmental and general paediatric outpatient clinics, supporting children and young people with a broad range of health and developmental needs. The successful applicant will join a supportive team of 16 Consultants and 2 Associate Specialists, supported by 9 middle-grade doctors and 8 junior doctors working across the Emergency Department, inpatient ward, day-case unit and Special Care Baby Unit. The multidisciplinary team includes Clinical Nurse Specialists in Neurodevelopment, Neurodisability and Epilepsy. ### Main duties of the job Main Responsibilities and Duties The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients. Key Duties and Responsibilities: - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Clinical Duties: - The post holder will deliver community paediatric clinics including neurodevelopmental clinics. The clinics will mainly be held at Epsom General Hospital within the children’s outpatient department. The successful applicant will also take part in the acute paediatric service, including consultant of the week attending on the wards and taking part in the on-call rota. As part of their general paediatric role they will also run general clinics. - Specific Duties of this post: - Specifically, the role will include: - acute paediatrics including attending on the ward (consultant of the week) and on-call 1:9/10 - monthly general paediatric clinic - developmental assessment in all paediatric age groups - assessment and management of specific neurodevelopmental conditions - supporting statutory work ### 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** - Be able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical skill and expertise in a broad range of paediatrics, including general and acute paediatrics, developmental and community paediatrics. - Experience in developmental assessment, including specific neurodevelopmental assessments – ADHD, ASD, DCD. - Personal time management skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Audit/Research - Supervision of post graduate trainees - Ability to organise out-patient waiting lists **Desirable** - Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development - Has attended a recognised management training event ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees - Ability to teach clinical skills **Desirable** - Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates - Experience of supervising junior doctors - Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups ### Qualifications **Essential** - Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC - MRCPCH or equivalent - Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC in paediatrics or be within six months of obtaining CCT - Level 3 child protection - APLS certification - NLS certification - Ability to effectively use a developmental assessment tool such as SOGS II **Desirable** - Qualified in ADOS or similar ASD assessment tool ## 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) - [locum consultant general paediatrician with an interest in neurodevelopmental paediatrics (pdf, 744.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524613) ## 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.