Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to lead and manage staff
- Skills
Basic IT skills
- Skills
Organisational ability
- Experience
Some post-graduate clinical experience of community paediatric clinics
- Experience
Experience of participation in CPD
- Experience
Ability to clinically supervise junior staff
- Qualifications
MRCPCH or equivalent
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise
- Qualifications
Level 3 safeguarding competency
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to adapt to change and lead change effectively
- Experience
Community clinic exposure at Registrar level
- Experience
Sound knowledge of multiple NHS structure and systems
- Qualifications
Valid provider status in PLS or equivalent
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a specialty doctor or equivalent level practitioner to join our community paediatric team 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.
The successful candidate will be providing 2 community clinics each week with additional administration time. They will be supported by consultant colleagues within the department and share an office with a community Speciality doctor and consultant Paediatrician. The consultant body will provide support for continuing professional development and GMC revalidation requirement.
Main duties of the job
- Assessment and management of children with developmental delay, possible ADHD and ASD.
- Assessment and management or signposting of children presenting with common community paediatric conditions like constipation, Tics, increased BMI.
- To coordinate care for children with neuro-disability, liaising with various members of the multidisciplinary team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.
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 Speciality Doctor - Community Paediatrics with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 Per Annum, Pro Rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term September 2027). The application deadline is 09 Oct 2026.
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