Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrician
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 423-8038774
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2033. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Job overview
The successful candidate will join the existing acute and community paediatricians in providing an integrated Paediatric service throughout the wide geographical area covered by the trust.
The role includes assessment and management of children with developmental delay, disability, behavioural concerns and vulnerable children within the community paediatric clinics, autism assessments in children under 7 years old, and statutory work including providing medical advice to contribute to the Education, Health and Care plan process and carrying out Initial Health Assessments for children looked after. Multiagency and team working is an integral part of this job. Clinics are delivered from Airedale Hospital and outreach sites across the locality including in the local Special Schools.
Main duties of the job
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
1. To provide
(a) A point of referral for children, throughout the age range, presenting with developmental difficulties or health problems having an impact on their education and social wellbeing.
(b) Assessment and diagnosis for children who may have developmental disability and for neurodevelopmental disorders in children under the age of 7 years
(c) Long term follow-up of children with disabilities
(d) Medical advice relating to children with special educational needs known to the service
2. To contribute to assessment of vulnerable children including safeguarding medicals and initial health assessments for children entering care.
3. To take an active role in the development of Community Paediatric services, including the development of service standards and protocols, and to have an active commitment to audit.
4. To contribute to the teaching of junior medical staff, other health professionals and staff from other agencies.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB PLAN - PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
8 sessions : Total
1.5 session : SPA
6.5 sessions : DCC (community)
see job timetable below
Job Timetable
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Location/time/frequency |
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Monday |
AM clinic
PM admin
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Tuesday |
AM SEND meeting and Comm Paeds governance SPA
PM Clinic alt weeks( to include 6 MDT CP posture and mobility clinics each year) / admin alt weeks |
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Wednesday |
AM Admin
PM clinic |
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Thursday |
AM IHA 1.75/month ADOS/ JAC 2/month Safeguarding (delivered flexibly)0.131PA
CDC MDT 12.30-1.30
PM Admin 2/month SPA 2/ month
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Friday |
AM Clinic special school/ DS
PM Admin |
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant years general professional training in paediatrics
- Relevant higher specialist training in paediatrics with at least 1 year in a community paediatric post Training and experience otherwise equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST Have experience in assessing and examining young people and children in the field of safeguarding
- Training and experience otherwise equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST
- Have experience in assessing and examining young people and children in the field of safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- One year DGH Community Paediatrics
- Six months experience in a specialty useful to the Department eg neurology, neurodisability, child and adolescent mental health
- Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of Community Child health practice to take a lead role in that area
Management
Essential criteria
- Understanding of management issues, clinical governance, service planning and development and quality improvement
- Willingness to lead service developments
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated ability to manage eg project work, mentoring junior staff
- Demonstrated ability to take on leadership role
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MB BCh or equivalent
- Higher qualification in Paediatrics -MRCPCH or equivalent.
- Evidence of level 3 competencies in Community Child Health
- Level 3 Child Protection Training
- On GMC's Specialist Register or be no more than three months from obtaining CCST at interview date
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant qualification (eg BSc)
Teaching skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in teaching methods eg Train the Trainers course
- Demonstrated ability in teaching and training
Academic Achievements /Research
Essential criteria
- Relevant up to date CPD record
- Demonstrable experience of participation in regular clinical audit and the ability to effect change.
- Demonstrable experience of working to the clinical governance agenda
Desirable criteria
- Research experience and training, presentations and publications
Clinical Governance / Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and willingness to follow clinical governance agenda
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and oral communication skills Demonstrates ability to manage time effectively
- Demonstrable effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrable ability to relate to and work within a team
- Demonstrates a desire to work at DGH
- Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Ability to function under pressure and deal with stress
- Ability to function effectively within an MDT
- Ability to make decisions and show leadership
- •Medically fit to fulfil all aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, demonstrating resilience under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively eg report writing, thesis IT skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a MDT
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
- Vidya Krishnan
- Job title
- Consultant Community Paediatrian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292830
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