Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics

Job Introduction

Are you ready to take your career to the next level while making a meaningful impact on children, young people, and families in Surrey?

As a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician with HCRG Care Group, you will play a vital role in providing specialist assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care to children and young people, helping them reach their full potential.

Working within a collaborative and supportive team, you’ll have the opportunity to shape services, lead quality improvement initiatives, and develop a subspecialty interest tailored to your strengths and aspirations.

This is a fulfilling and varied role offering flexibility and balance, with the option to work full-time, part-time, or in a job-share arrangement.

Equipped with a laptop and mobile phone, you’ll enjoy the benefits of agile working and a base location within one of Surrey’s four quadrants, adaptable to your preferences.

Your work will include leading developmental paediatric clinics and conducting assessments for the SEND process, providing a tangible difference to the population we serve.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and work-life balance.

We welcome Part-time applications too!

Main Responsibility

Clinical Care:

• Conduct developmental paediatric clinics, including SEND assessments, and provide multidisciplinary assessments and follow-ups.
• Participate in safeguarding activities, including medical assessments for children referred by police or social care, and contribute to multi-agency discussions, strategy meetings, and supervision.
• Perform medical examinations for Looked After Children and complete all related documentation promptly.
  
  

Professional Development:

• Engage in personal development and contribute to the training, supervision, and development of colleagues.
• Participate in departmental audits, clinical governance, teaching, and service development.
• Undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to meet college or professional body requirements, with appropriate support and facilities provided.
  
  

Operational and Managerial Duties:

• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of organisational objectives, service plans, and developments.
• Comply with infection prevention, risk management, and confidentiality policies while observing all statutory and professional obligations.
• Support the department’s administrative and managerial functions, including maintaining health and safety for yourself and others.
  
  

Proposed Job Plan:

• Direct Clinical Care (DCC): Includes clinical activities, safeguarding assessments, supervision, and administration.
• Supporting Professional Activities (SPA): Includes CPD, audits, teaching, governance, and service development.
  
  

Managerial Relationships:

• Accountable to the Director of Developmental Paediatrics, with annual job planning and appraisal.
• Supported by dedicated administrative staff with a named point of contact.
  
  

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• UK recognised medical degree (MBChB, MBBS)
• Full GMC Registration
• Work permit (if required)
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• On the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or within 6 months of CCT date
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Community Paediatrics
• Evidence of Level 3 training and experience in Safeguarding Children
  
  

Desirable

• CCT in Community Child Health
• Completion of formal training in Standardised Autism Assessments (such as ADOS, ADI-R, 3di) and experience in multidisciplinary assessments.
• Training in a standardised formal developmental assessment for children
• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of ADHD
• Experience of Child Protection assessments, Initial Health Assessments for Looked After Children, advice to the LA regarding Special Educational Needs
  
  

Other requirements: Car driver with own car insured for business use

For a full list of requirements please see attached job description

Package Description Join Us as an Consultant in Developmental Paediatrics...

Step into a role that values your expertise while offering unparalleled support for your professional and personal well-being.

With a competitive salary of £105,504 - £139,882 (Medical and Dental Payscale) and access to the NHS Pension, this position is designed to reward your dedication and skills.

You’ll benefit from exclusive perks such as:

• Financial Savings: Discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and vouchers for special moments through My Reward Hub .
• Flexible Pay Access: Get your wages as you earn them, avoiding financial stress during life’s emergencies.
• Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive online and face-to-face resources for mental and physical health, career coaching, counselling, and post-trauma assistance.
• Continuous Development: Access bespoke career pathways, eLearning, and ongoing CPD opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ learning team, The Learning Enterprise .
• Innovative Environment: Work within an open culture that values your ideas, supported by £100,000 annually in innovation funding to help you shape the future of health and care.
• Commitment to Excellence: Join a team with a proven track record of high-quality care, with most services rated as “Good” or “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
  
  

Make a difference while working in an organisation where your contributions are valued, supported, and celebrated. Be part of changing lives by transforming health and care.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

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