Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-M3687
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Poole, Dorset
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Community Paediatrician
Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
We have 1 post available for Consultant Community Paediatrician, or Consultant Paediatrician with Interest in Community.
We are a team of 21 consultants, including 6 consultant community paediatricians with 13 acute consultants. We have subspeciality interests across the spectrum of paediatric conditions. Within community paediatrics we also have 2 specialist doctors and 4 speciality doctors, as well as a community higher specialist trainee SpR post. Also part of the community team are a clinical psychologist, assistant psychologist, ASD pathway practitioner, OTs and physios, and we work closely with speech and language therapy and educational psychology partners. There are established pathways for multidisciplinary assessment and management of neurodisability/ neurodevelopmental conditions.
Main duties of the job
Each post attracts 10 programmed activities though we welcome applications for LTFT working and a hybrid post would include at least 3PA community component. The post holder will be expected to:
· Undertake the assessment and ongoing management of school age children with suspected neurodevelopmental difficulties, particularly ADHD and ASD.
· Take on direct responsibility for the care of children with learning and physical disabilities at a local Special School
· Participate in either the existing Safeguarding on-call rota (currently 1 in 7), including for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse in-hours (additional training is available if required) and child death, or the acute paediatric on-call. The individual contribution could be discussed at pre-interview discussions and would be negotiated at job-planning.
· There would be opportunities to participate in diagnostic MDT assessment and ongoing management for preschool children.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during 2026 when this role and base of work will relocate to Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate valid Child Protection qualifications (Minimum level 3)
- Experience teaching medical students 12 months training and/or experience in Paediatric neurodevelopmental assessment, diagnosis and management of ADHD and ASD
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
- Mark Tighe
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4460
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