Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant Community Paediatrician
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Full time
- Other
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1482
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Willesden Centre for Health & Care (with clinics at different sites in Brent)
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £77.79 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 11/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Medical and Dental Consultant Community Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Community Consultant Paediatrician to join our friendly community paediatrics team based at Chalk Hill Primary Care Centre in Brent, North West London. Our clinics are delivered either at Wembley Centre for Health or Willesden Centre for Health, as well as well as on site in 1 Special school in Brent.
This post is for 8PAs. Candidates are expected to be on the GMC specialist Register in paediatrics with CCT/CCST in Community Paediatrics, or to be UK specialist trainees within 6 months of CCT/CCST/CESR at date of interview. The successful applicant will join our team in providing ‘great care closer to home’.
Please Note: The attached job plan is provided as an example for a 10 PA role; however, the position being advertised is for 8 PAs.
Main duties of the job
The Brent Community Paediatric Team sits within Brent Children’s Clinical Services Unit (CSU) alongside other specialist services including Children’s Community Nursing, Special School Nursing, Looked After Children, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy as well as universal services such as School Nursing and Health Visiting.
The post holder will be expected to work as part of the multidisciplinary team, covering responsibilities related to Clinical Activities (e.g. General and Specialist CDT clinics, triaging referrals, MDT clinical discussions or meetings, Child Protection medical assessments, EHCP medical assessments) with appropriate clinical administration time and support; Teaching and Training (e.g. departmental teaching for residents and colleagues, providing educational and/or clinical supervision, teaching for medical or other clinical students, and at regional meetings); and Management and Leadership (e.g. QI and service development, clinical governance, and Lead Consultant roles as per specific interests and service requirements).
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- MBBS, MRCPCH, Completed Postgraduate Medical Training (CCT in the relevant specialty)
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
- Capable to work at Consultant level in Community Child Health
- Current and full registration with the appropriate professional body
- Satisfactory Appraisal within the last 12 months (or within the most recent 12 months of work, if currently on a career break)
- A positive recommendation for revalidation where appropriate Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or other higher degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to
- Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to
- Extensive experience in a Community Paediatrics clinical setting including safeguarding
- Experience of driving improvement and ensuring patient safety through clinical governance systems
- Experience of managing underperformance and the ability to foster effective performance within clinical practice
- Demonstrate an ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
- Ability to anticipate and plan for change
- Good working knowledge of professional requirements and standards for healthcare professionals including appraisals
- Evidence and experience of networking with a wide range of stakeholders including the public, external commercial organisations and national strategic bodies
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid BLS Training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in other areas relevant to Community Child Health e.g. General Practice, Child Mental Health, Public Health, Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Neurodisability
- Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of Community Child Health practice to take a lead role in that area
- Experience of job planning, medical appraisals and revalidation for medical workforce
- Experience in case management and or case investigation
- Experience and evidence of effective chairing skills, facilitation and conflict resolution ability
- Experience in the assessment, development and delivery of clinical education
- Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts).
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of achievement of level 3 competencies in Community Child Health
- Proven ability to set clear direction and articulate a compelling vision
- Knowledge of the national, regional and local policy and priorities for healthcare
- Good knowledge and understanding of performance management and improvement techniques
- Knowledge of clinical governance systems to secure quality and safety
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Strategic and operational leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis
- Experience of acting in the capacity of an appraiser for the purposes of medical revalidation
- Experience of acting as case investigator for case investigation
Academic
Essential criteria
- Participation in research or clinical audit
- Participation in departmental teaching
Desirable criteria
- Formal research training; demonstrated ability to design a research or audit project
- Formal training in teaching methods; demonstrated ability in teaching / training
Management
Essential criteria
- Understanding of management issues including medical management; clinical governance, service planning and quality improvement Willingness to lead service developments
- Willingness to lead service developments
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
- Demonstrated ability to take on a leadership role
Personal
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach Caring attitude to patients, carers and colleagues
- Vision for community child health
- A high degree of personal integrity
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to travel to and between community sites to meet requirements of post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christina Ioannou
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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