Locum Specialty Doctor Greenwich Community Paediatrics | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,542 - £99,216 Plus £2,162 LW |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE18 3RG |
| Company: | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7545673/277-7545673-LK |
Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Locum Specialty Doctor to provide maternity leave cover in our Greenwich Community Paediatric Team.
The broad responsibilities of the post are:
· Specialist Community Paediatric Neurodevelopmental assessments
· Child protection medical assessments
· Looked After Child assessments
· Assessments for Special Educational Needs
1. The post holder will be based at Highpoint Hose, Shooters Hill Road, London and will be required to work in line with service needs including the provision of cover where necessary.
2. The post holder must always carry out her/his responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
3. The post holder will be expected to be capable of assessing children referred to our service and seen in secondary clinics with appropriate training and support.
4. Responsibility Limits: The post holder should not work at a level outside their level of competence. Any concerns should be discussed immediately with the line manager. All staff have a responsibility to inform those supervising their duties if they are not competent to perform a duty.
5. This is an outline job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification. Priorities may change in line with service needs and new duties introduced after consultation with the post holder.
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
Dr Ify Okocha
1. Toundertake developmental assessments of preschool children as required, arrange necessary investigations and prepare reports.
2. To carry out other medical and neurodevelopmental examinations on primary and secondary school children where appropriate.
3. To contribute to the reviews of children with complex needs, including transition arrangements, and to assist in the early identification of needs with liaison with appropriate agencies.
4. To participate in multidisciplinary and multiagency discussion and planning meetings. To liaise and work with the multidisciplinary teams and carry out multidisciplinary assessments as indicated.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025
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