Consultant Paediatrician, Neurodevelopmental

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead clinical and operational aspects of the BHR Neurodevelopmental service for children. You will work alongside a large community paediatric team to deliver evidence-based care and supervise junior colleagues. You will contribute to service development, evaluation, and research while aligning with Trust values. You will engage with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies to optimise patient outcomes. This is a collaborative, impact-driven post offering leadership, teaching, and opportunities to shape neurodevelopmental pathways.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working

Responsibilities

  • Prioritise and organise own and team workload; deputise for the team manager when needed
  • Adhere to Trust protocols and maintain accurate audit records
  • Lead risk management at team level and maintain risk registers
  • Support development of Autism/ADHD services; contribute to assessments and supervising MDT colleagues
  • Produce reports for statutory work including EHC plans
  • Advance the integrated multidisciplinary Neurodevelopmental service across BHR
  • Deliver high-quality, accessible, timely, and specialist neurodevelopmental care
  • Provide and/or support evidence-based assessment and management; participate in MDT care
  • Manage waiting lists to ensure clinical safety; prioritise resources by clinical need
  • Act as autonomous, GMC-registered practitioner; continuously evaluate outcomes
  • Initiate referrals to other specialists; educate patients and families

Key requirements

  • MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
  • On the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at interview
  • CCT/CCST in Community Paediatrics or equivalent training/experience
  • 2+ years General Professional Training in paediatrics; 3 years Higher Specialist Training with relevant Community Paediatrics experience
  • Training in Neurodisability; Level 3 Safeguarding; BLS
  • Desirable: NHS experience; APLS/NLS; research and training in community paediatrics
  • leadership
  • teaching and training
  • collaboration
  • evidence-based assessment
  • multidisciplinary team coordination (MDT)
  • risk management and audit

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Posted: October 16th, 2026