Consultant Paediatrician

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic community paediatric team based at Seaside View Child Development Centre in Brighton. The post holder will hold a lead role within the department (to be agreed with the applicant) along with a child development/ neurodisability caseload.

This post is a substantial post for 7 PAs. There may be an opportunity to add to these PAs in the next few months. The successful applicant will join a team of 8 other consultants (6.0 WTE), a specialist doctor, a speciality doctor and a nurse consultant to participate in all aspects of community paediatric work. The team are actively involved in training and there are two paediatric resident doctors including 1 national grid post, a foundation doctor (FY2) and a GP trainee placed in the child development centre.

We are looking for a candidate who is innovative and flexible, is committed to multidisciplinary working and will actively participate in developing new approaches to the delivery of high-quality child health services.

Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.

The community paediatric team is based at Seaside View Child Development Centre, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, the community children's nursing and CiC health teams. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The team has been innovative, developing new ways of working to meet our population needs.

There are close links with CAMHS with significant investment in the neurodevelopmental pathway. There are also close links with the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and with Education and Social Services within Brighton and Hove Council.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values — Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence —guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

The post holder will undertake assessment of children referred with concerns about neurodevelopment/neurodisability, including complex physical disability and social communication disorders.

The post holder may contribute to undertaking Initial Health Assessments and Permanence Assessments.

The post holder will provide advice for children with special educational needs and disability and will collaborate with multiagency planning for children with complex needs. The post holder will contribute to multiagency planning for children with safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will hold an area of lead responsibility (to be decided).

The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

The department has been involved in a number of research projects. There is an active regional research network and research activity is encouraged.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification.