University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Community Paediatrician

The closing date is 25 March 2026

Job summary

This is a 5 PA post within the Community Paediatric team at UHB. The team is commissioned to provide community paediatric services for Solihull GP registrant population. This post arises due to increasing clinical demand and changes to work plan.

You will be expected to undertake one specialist community paediatric clinic every week and one special school clinic once in 2 weeks with appropriate time available for administration and liaison. This post also has safeguarding cover as 1 in 4 and that is done in a newly refurbished suite in Solihull hospital and is supported by peer review

Our community paediatrics is small team but delivers a good service. We are innovative and have mutual respect and have close links with our acute services and CAMHS team to ensure we deliver holistic care.

This is a 5 PA substantive Consultant post within the Community Paediatric team of UHB NHS Foundation Trust. The team is commissioned to provide community paediatric services for Solihull GP registrant population. This post arises due to increasing clinical demand and changes to work plan.

The post holder will be expected to undertake one specialist community paediatric clinic every week and one special school clinic once in 2 weeks with appropriate time available for administration and liaison. This post also has safeguarding cover as 1 in 4 and that is done in a newly refurbished suite in Solihull hospital and is supported by peer review

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

*Provide 1 Community Paediatric clinic, and 1 special school clinic every other week with allocated administration time

*Be competent to carry out comprehensive paediatric health and developmental and ADHD assessments

*Liaise as appropriate with schools, allied health professionals and other agencies.

*Provide support and reports for Special education needs and disability team for the patients

*Complete Child safeguarding medical examinations and provide reports/attendance to conference/meetings/court as required.

*Risk and clinical governance lead for the department and maintaining professional competence

*Participate in clinical governance activities including audits, and other supporting activities as directed by the needs of the service.

*Respond to and engage with any complaints or investigations within the department

*Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.

*Attend and keeping up to date with child safeguarding training as per Trust requirements

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

304-9013025

Job locations

Children’s Community Nursing

Third Floor, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please see attached job description for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please see attached job description for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*Specialist Registrar or equivalent (minimum)
*Level 3 safeguarding Competencies
*Enhanced DBS check

Desirable

*MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience

Essential

*Evidence of involvement, completion and implementing change in practice as a result of audit or quality improvement initiative.
*Understands of patient care and vulnerability and risk associated with it in Community Paediatrics
*3 years of Post graduate experience in Paediatrics

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*Specialist Registrar or equivalent (minimum)
*Level 3 safeguarding Competencies
*Enhanced DBS check

Desirable

*MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience

Essential

*Evidence of involvement, completion and implementing change in practice as a result of audit or quality improvement initiative.
*Understands of patient care and vulnerability and risk associated with it in Community Paediatrics
*3 years of Post graduate experience in Paediatrics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children’s Community Nursing

Third Floor, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children’s Community Nursing

Third Floor, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)