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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics - Community
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Locum: 6 months
Hours
Part time - 6 sessions per week (Mon - Fri)
Job ref
391-NMUH-8357530
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Edgware Community Hospital
Town
Edgware
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 + £2,162 London Weighting, pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

We invite applications for a Consultant Community Paediatrician, with special interest in Children Looked After. The post holder will be part of the Barnet Community Consultant team at Edgware Community Hospital, with no resident on call.

 This post is offered at 6PA per week, and will comprise a mixture of clinical work, including child development clinics, EHCP Assessments and Children Looked After Initial Health Assessments.  The post-holder will be the Named Doctor for Children Looked After; this is a leadership role and the appointed doctor will be expected to hold clinical expertise and knowledge to be able to clinically support staff, offer quality assurance and peer review.  The postholder will also provide medical advice to the Fostering and Adoption Child Health Service.

This post is mainly based at Edgware Community hospital, but with clinical commitments at other sites across Barnet.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Provide senior clinician services to Community Paediatric services as per job plan. 
  • Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
  • Provide quality assurance and peer review to other staff undertaking Children Looked After IHAs. (Named Doctor)
  • Work with consultant colleagues and other staff to ensure efficient use of Trust’s resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow  link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Named Doctor for Children Looked After 1pa
  • Children Looked After Initial Health Clinics 1pa (21 clinics/year)
  • Adult Health Medical Advice Forms for Prospective Foster carers 1pa
  • Child Development Clinics 1.4pa (29 clinics per year)
  • Supporting Professional Activities 0.6pa

Person specification

Education & professional qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCPCH or equivalent
  • CCT in Paeds or Community Health or CCST in Neurodisability

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Safeguarding level 3
  • MDT working
  • Change Management
  • CLA Competencies

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Clinical capability
  • Teaching & training
  • Commitment to MDT working
  • Developmental assessment
  • IT literate

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Team Player

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Christina Snowdon
Job title
Joint Clinic Lead - Designated Dr CLA
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Richard Gurney

Operation Manager

[email protected]

07960 779827

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