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Community Paediatric Consultant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Swindon, SN3 6BB £113,565 – £150,569 a year Permanent Posted 27 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

Community Paediatric Consultant - Special interest in Safeguarding

Permanent Contract - 9 PA (Part Time)

This is an exciting new Consultant opportunity to join the Community Paediatric team in Great Western Hospital as a Community Paediatrician with a special interest in Safeguarding.

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor who will be a proactive addition to our workforce, and who is interested in taking the service forward, with our close links with social care and police services as well as the acute paediatric services.

We need a Consultant Community Paediatrician who can work collaboratively within GWH and multi-disciplinary partners across Swindon and Wiltshire.

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor who will be a proactive addition to our workforce, and who is interested in taking the service forward, with our close links with our hospital colleague's and tertiary centres in Bristol and Oxford.

We need a Consultant Community Paediatrician who can work collaboratively within GWH and multi-disciplinary partners across Swindon and Wiltshire.

Main duties of the job

Community Paediatrics is part of an integrated Paediatric Service. The team currently consists of 4 Consultants, 3 speciality doctors and 3 specialist nurse prescribers. We have a dedicated administrative team who provide excellent support for all aspects of the services we provide. This includes:

Medical services to children looked after (CLA) and those going through adoption
Medical support for children with Special Education Needs
Assessment and support for children with neurodevelopmental needs and neurodisability.
Supporting child protection assessment services

We work collaboratively with therapy and education partners from triage to joint planning for care. We undertake robust neurobehavioural assessment in a holistic manner, using tools such as QB tests and E-Conners as well as multidisciplinary social communication assessments. We run regular multisdisciplinary complex movement clinics as well as manage and review children with complex neurodisability and end of life care. For this purpose we work closely with acute epilepsy and respiratory services both in secondary and tertiary centres. We are an early adopter of paperless technologies to increase admin efficiency and reduce paperwork. We would support involvement in formal Quality Improvement projects to support and evidence improvements and as a department continually strive to enhance our service.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Date posted

27 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

249-8173821

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
There are no out of hours on call commitments

Please find attached a job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully registered with the GMC
MRCPCH (UK) or equivalent
Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Experience

Essential

Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
Expertise in full range of community paediatrics with particular emphasis in autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.
Experience in managing children with complex neurodisabilities
Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of Children who are Look After and being adopted
Experience in multi professional team working
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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