Job summary
- Main area
- Community Child Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
- Contract
- 12 months (1 Year Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA per week)
- Job ref
- 357-MLN-398-25-A-QIA789
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £100,870 - £111,441 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Grade Doctor in Community Child Health
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Specialist Grade Doctor in Community Child Health, with full GMC registration with Licence to Practise and broad training and experience in Community Paediatrics at level of Specialty Doctor or equivalent Grade. Applicants should have the ability to demonstrate a flexible approach and attitude to the delivery of services.
Evidence of experience and qualities in the following areas is essential:-
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working.
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Experience in departmental teaching
Main duties of the job
The Community Paediatric Service in Lincolnshire is part of a combined Children’s Service provided by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive range of services to the local population of 680,000.
The Community Paediatric Service is part of the family health division and provides a secondary care consultant led service delivered by experienced doctors trained in paediatrics and child health with specialist skills in:-
- Child Development
- Childhood Disabilities
- Safeguarding Children
- Learning disabilities
- Neurodevelopmental problems- Autism/ADHD
- Neurodisability
- SUDIC
- Adoption work
- End of Life care clinical support
In return, we will support your personal development and continued professional development, and offer you to be part of our team. The NHS also offers one of the most competitive benefits package with regards to Annual Leave, Pensions and a comprehensive range of NHS Discounts.
Working for our organisation
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. We provide a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to over 800,000 people across the county of Lincolnshire. We operate 4 hospital sites and deliver services in a range of other settings; we employ around 7,800 staff, and have a turnover in excess of £400m per annum.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will assist new employees, who are eligible, with relocation expenses.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications / Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice
- Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist Grade generic capabilities framework document.
- MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of annual appraisal and participation In revalidation process.
Desirable criteria
- Postgrad Diploma in Paediatric Neurodisability
- D.C.H. or equivalent
- Evidence of Level 3 training and experience in Safeguarding Children
- Full UK driving licence
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous or in aggregate) since qualification of which minimum of at least six years should have been in relevant speciality of Community Paediatrics at level of Specialty Doctor or equivalent Grade.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in safeguarding medicals
- Experience in SUDIC
Skills and Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility.
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach and attitude to the delivery of services and working pattern.
Desirable criteria
- Competent user of MS Office.
- Experience of using SystmOne.
- Excellent team working, leadership, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent clinical and interpersonal skills
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recently undertaken audits relevant to the speciality
Research and Teaching
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Experience in departmental teaching
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post including regular travel between clinic bases.
- Satisfactory immigration status, health clearance and disclosure check.
- Wishes to further a career in community paediatrics demonstrating a commitment to speciality and to learning
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Piper Coghill
- Job title
- General Manager CYP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07845 660919
- Additional information
Dr Sarala Gandhi - Consultant Community Paediatrics and Clinical Lead.
[email protected]
07723 081483
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