Community Paediatric South Substantive Consultant | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 0 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2025 |
| Location: | OXFORD, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7105281/CommunityPaedsSouthCon |
Summary
POST OF: CONSULTANT IN COMMUNITY PAEDIATRICS
Applications are invited to apply for the above post in the Department of Community Paediatrics,
Oxford Children’s Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
The appointment is on a less-than full time basis for 7.5 sessions a week.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact
Dr Sarah Haden, Clinical Lead for Community Paediatrics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust, The John Radcliffe (Tel: Oxford (01865 231995) or Dr Shelley Segal, Clinical
Director for Children’s Services (Tel: 01865 572897).
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work the hours described will be eligible to be
considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be
discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Oxford Children’s Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
An opportunity has risen for one less than full time Consultant posts in our department. This is a
replacement post. The successful applicant will join a team of 10 Consultant Community
Paediatricians. The post-holder’s clinical core commitments will include Community
Paediatrics/neurodisability assessments including secondary level assessment and management
of children with developmental difficulties, special educational needs, and child protection
medicals. The post holder will be responsible for providing Community Paediatric/Neurodisability
care to children and families living in a defined area of Oxfordshire, and includes clinics within a
special school. Clinical work will include a range of activities including clinical assessment,
multidisciplinary assessments, supervising specialist registrar/speciality doctor and contributing to
the departmental child protection rota.
Appropriate administrative support will be provided.
Our community paediatrics department has a dynamic and vibrant training programme with
excellent links to the children’s specialist services. In addition the applicant will be involved in
teaching both under- and post-graduates students and training community Paediatric higher
specialist trainees.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Clinical
The post-holder’s commitments will include routine Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability
assessments including secondary level review and management of children with developmental
difficulties, special educational needs, overseeing and monitoring multidisciplinary assessment
processes and child protection assessments. The post holder will provide
community/neurodisability care for a defined geographical patch and for a special school. The
department runs a Monday-Friday 9am-5pm on-call system for child protection. The child
protection workload is therefore not limited to fixed sessions each week, as cover may be needed
at other times.
Clinical work will include a range of activities including clinical assessment, multidisciplinary
assessments, supervising specialist registrar/speciality doctor and contributing to the departmental
child protection rota.
Appropriate administrative support will be provided.
Our Community Paediatrics department has a dynamic and vibrant training programme and enjoys
excellent links to the children’s specialist services. We have a close mutiprofessional working
relationship with partner agencies including local authority, education and children’s therapy
services.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital trust with academic links
to Oxford University, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching
undergraduate clinical students, training junior doctors, multidisciplinary teaching and in clinical
examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity.
The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
This advert closes on Saturday 15 Nov 2025
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