Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a new or established consultants to join a thriving Community Paediatric department providing a wide range of community paediatric services

Applications are invited for the inner London post to join a dynamic and supportive team of community paediatricians for a full time or job share locum post to cover maternity leave for 9 months . The post holder will carry out community paediatric general work and a special interest will be welcomed and supported.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in all aspects of community paediatrics, suited to their experience and competencies and the priorities of service provision. The post holder will undertake assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental concerns and safeguarding. They will participate in the safeguarding and child sexual abuse rota.

Posts holder will work across Lambeth and Southwark as part of the Evelina Community Paediatric team.

About us

Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

Details

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

LCON1148

Job locations

Mary Sheridan centre

5 Dugard Way off Renfrew Road

London

SE11 4TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the appended job description for further details of the job description and main responsibilities for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the appended job description for further details of the job description and main responsibilities for the role.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Eligible for full UK GMC/GDC registration and a Licence to Practise.
  • MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
  • On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability.

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • oEvidence of the training and experience gained obtaining the CCT in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability
  • oExperience in autism and related disorders with training in using standardised tools in Autism assessment
  • oExtensive clinical experience in the field of safeguarding
  • oBe clinically active or have held an active clinical position in the previous two years
  • oExperience of working with vulnerable and families and children in challenging situations, such as the need to challenge parental behaviours or beliefs.
  • oExperience of working with adolescents and understanding of their special needs

Audit & Clinical Goverance

Essential

  • oTrack record of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement.
  • oAble to develop, implement, review, evaluate and update local guidance and policy in light of research findings, guidance and legislation.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff in a variety settings
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

  • Have proven negotiation and leadership skills.
  • Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
  • oAbility to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Eligible for full UK GMC/GDC registration and a Licence to Practise.
  • MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
  • On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability.

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • oEvidence of the training and experience gained obtaining the CCT in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability
  • oExperience in autism and related disorders with training in using standardised tools in Autism assessment
  • oExtensive clinical experience in the field of safeguarding
  • oBe clinically active or have held an active clinical position in the previous two years
  • oExperience of working with vulnerable and families and children in challenging situations, such as the need to challenge parental behaviours or beliefs.
  • oExperience of working with adolescents and understanding of their special needs

Audit & Clinical Goverance

Essential

  • oTrack record of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement.
  • oAble to develop, implement, review, evaluate and update local guidance and policy in light of research findings, guidance and legislation.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff in a variety settings
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

  • Have proven negotiation and leadership skills.
  • Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
  • oAbility to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mary Sheridan centre

5 Dugard Way off Renfrew Road

London

SE11 4TH


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mary Sheridan centre

5 Dugard Way off Renfrew Road

London

SE11 4TH


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Co-ordinator

Lesa Sullivan

lesa.sullivan@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

LCON1148

Job locations

Mary Sheridan centre

5 Dugard Way off Renfrew Road

London

SE11 4TH


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