# Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-community-paediatrics/9412bdbb-18dd-461a-910e-47e29767401f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-community-paediatrics/9412bdbb-18dd-461a-910e-47e29767401f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** 6 months (6 months fixed term contract pending substantive recruitment) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T13:41:04.144Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Community_Paediatrics/Community_Paediatrics-v8046106 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8046106?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Community Paediatrician at the Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is to fill a recently vacated post. The post holder be expected to participate in the clinical, educational and continuing professional development activities of the department, ideally taking over the Named Doctor role for Safeguarding, but this is not mandatory. This is a fixed term contract for 6 months in first instance, with subsequent application for a substantive post. Where possible we will try to adapt the clinical aspect of this post to the successful applicant’s area of interest if aligned to the needs of the local population. The safeguarding role will be supported by the Designated Doctor of Child Protection The main location is at the Northern Health Centre in Upper Holloway in Islington, London. This is where the community paediatricians, the therapists, audiology, dietetics and the CAMHS service is co-located. ### Main duties of the job Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Summary outline: - Special School clinics 1 per week - Neurodevelopmental clinics 3 community clinics per months: one multi-disciplinary clinic for children with conditions significantly affecting their posture and movement (PD clinic) who are not (yet) in special needs schools and two  clinics a month - ASD diagnostic clinic (1PA)– to be part of the Social Communication Team and participate in the MDT diagnostic process. - CP second on call (2 hours per call) the CP on call is fortnightly on Wednesdays - SPA (1.5 PA) CPD, this includes departmental meetings, mandatory training and own appraisal - Named doctor for safeguarding – if this role is taken up, it is 2PA. There will then be less community clinic commitment per week Please see the attached job description for further details and a timetable. ## Job Details Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Community Paediatrician at the Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is to fill a recently vacated post. The post holder be expected to participate in the clinical, educational and continuing professional development activities of the department, ideally taking over the Named Doctor role for Safeguarding, but this is not mandatory. This is a fixed term contract for 6 months in first instance, with subsequent application for a substantive post. Where possible we will try to adapt the clinical aspect of this post to the successful applicant’s area of interest if aligned to the needs of the local population. The safeguarding role will be supported by the Designated Doctor of Child Protection The main location is at the Northern Health Centre in Upper Holloway in Islington, London. This is where the community paediatricians, the therapists, audiology, dietetics and the CAMHS service is co-located. ## Job Description Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role. ## Responsibilities Summary outline: Special School clinics 1 per week Neurodevelopmental clinics 3 community clinics per months: one multi-disciplinary clinic for children with conditions significantly affecting their posture and movement (PD clinic) who are not (yet) in special needs schools and two clinics a month ASD diagnostic clinic (1PA)– to be part of the Social Communication Team and participate in the MDT diagnostic process. CP second on call (2 hours per call) the CP on call is fortnightly on Wednesdays SPA (1.5 PA) CPD, this includes departmental meetings, mandatory training and own appraisal Named doctor for safeguarding – if this role is taken up, it is 2PA. There will then be less community clinic commitment per week Please see the attached job description for further details and a timetable. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching **Desirable** - Additional teaching qualifications ### Team working **Essential** - Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, seeking advice from, sharing experience with, and offering support to other team members **Desirable** - Experience of working in an interagency team ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent - CCT (or equivalent), or within 6 months of CT date, or entry on the Specialist Register of GMC for Paediatrics - Evidence that the candidate is within 6 months of CCT date and is expected to achieve a CCT **Desirable** - BSc in medical subject PhD, Md, MSc, DCH - CCT in Paediatric Neurodisability ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Shows decision making and judgement - Shows adaptability and flexibility as needed - Ability to build effective relationships, influence, and negotiate with others **Desirable** - Training in communication skills, counselling, educational supervision ### Management ability **Essential** - Ability to undertake administrative tasks (e.g. writing complex reports for court, annual reports) effectively - Positive approach towards self- management - Excellent organisational skills and time management - Ability to prioritise tasks - Ability to supervise junior staff **Desirable** - Completed recognised leadership course ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Record of completed audit and service improvement project **Desirable** - Experience in: NHS complaint handling, Clinical incident reporting - Training in and experience of appraisal - Risk management training - An understanding of clinical governance and its application to the role of Named Doctor ### Communication skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Ability to interpret and communicate on a broad range of health information in a social and education context - Strong leadership qualities including ability to build effective relationships, influence, and negotiate with others, political astuteness and sensitivity, ability to manage conflict of interest **Desirable** - Able to analyse holistic health chronologies and provide a written comprehensive report detailing the implications of the information for the care-experienced child’s current and future health and wellbeing ### Clinical Experience and Skills **Essential** - Experience of working in a multidisciplinary Child Development team and ability to carry out comprehensive developmental assessments - Competence in management of common problems in children with ADHD, Autism, epilepsy and physical neurodisability - Minimum Level 3 Children Protection competence, ability to assess children when there are safeguarding concerns and experience of providing safeguarding supervision - Competence in management of common general paediatric problems – acute and chronic **Desirable** - Substantial clinical experience as a clinician in paediatric neurodisability, managing epilepsy, and would be able to manage children with complex health needs. ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 442.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10334924) ## 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.