Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 848-BHC-068-26
- Employer
- Bromley Healthcare
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Childrens resource centre/Phoenix centre
- Town
- Bromley
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Dependant on exp & Current pay point+ LW of £2162 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician - Community Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Consultant Paediatrician - Community Paediatrics
£109,725 - £145,478 Dependant on experience & Current pay point+ London Working allowance of £2162 pa pro rata
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Bromley is an outer London Borough with excellent health and social care facilities. It is relatively a short distance from central London with multiple transport links to London and to Kent, the Garden of England. Bromley is full of green spaces and high-quality housing stock. It’s a great place to live and work for the whole family. Bromley has multiple train stations, an extensive bus network and access to Croydon Tram link. There are excellent state (selective and non-selective) and private schools with high Ofsted ratings.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join as Locum Consultant or the post can be offered for a more time limited period if preferred on mutually agreed basis. This is a replacement post that has become available following a step down and initiatives to deal with backlogs and increasing waiting times.
The post holder will be part of a dynamic and experienced community paediatric team of Consultants, Paediatric & trainees, Associate Specialists and a Specialty doctor who provide the full range of community paediatric services. The post holder will have competence in the assessment, diagnosis and management in neurodisability, child development and in behavioural and social paediatrics including Children Looked After.
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will be mainly expected to see referrals with neuro-developmental concerns but there would be flexibility in the job plan to accommodate candidate’s other special interests.
The post holder will be required to do child protection work pro-rata (physical abuse only).
The post does not have out-of-hours on-call commitments. This is a part time (8.5 PAs) post, but we would welcome applicants who might wish to work full time or less than full time, as the need arises.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of duties and responsibilities attached to this job role.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of duties and responsibilities attached to this job role.
Person specification
Management
Essential criteria
- Understanding of medical leadership and role in plays in improving patient care and staff morale. Familiarity of role management interventions play in delivering an effective and efficient service.
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Familiarity of role management interventions play in delivering an effective and efficient service
- Willingness to lead service change
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
- Evidence of motivational skills
- Mentoring junior staff, leading a multi-disciplinary team
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
- Full GMC registration, and License to Practise in the UK
- Must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT or equivalent in Community Child Health, Community Paediatrics/ Neurodisability or General Paediatrics at time of scheduled interview.
- Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD in Paediatrics, MSc (Community Paediatrics) or similar
- Registered special interest in other Paediatric fields
Training and Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Applicant is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training.
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid BLS Training
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff and medical students
- Wide experience in General Paediatrics with specialist knowledge of Community Child Health
- Specialist knowledge of the range of Neurodevelopmental disorders and management of complex medical problems in community settings
- Experience in the diagnosis and management of ADHD /Autism Spectrum Disorder, and identifying comorbidities or coexisting conditions
- Training and experience in the identification and management of suspected child abuse
- Knowledge of 0-25 SEND Code of Practice and Children and Families Act 2014
- Knowledge of the current NHS changes and their significance for working with primary care
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in NHS
- Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (Community Child Health)
- Research degree. ‘Training the Trainers’ certification
- Evidence of leading Qi projects
- Experience of managing CYP with complex ASD /ADHD
- Valid APLS and NLS
Knowledge and Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Excellent written and communication skills, including communicating bad news
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels
- Evidence of clinical leadership and negotiation skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.
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
- Rob Phillips
- Job title
- Head of recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
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