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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Consultant Community Paediatrician

Closing Date: 30 March 2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based predominantly in the South Derbyshire Dales area (Ashbourne and Wirksworth), with a small number of clinics in the Amber Valley area to support the existing team there. Duties Include:

Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability
Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports

As named doctor for safeguarding children, duties include:

Participating in a rota to provide clinic cover for children referred by social care for assessment of injuries/ physical abuse (NAI clinic)
Chairing monthly local community paediatric NAI peer review meetings
Quality control and audit of reports
Attending regular safeguarding liaison meetings with colleagues from other services/ neighbouring NHS Trusts
Management of community paediatric team on call rotas for physical abuse and rapid response for child death
Lead doctor in Derby City and South Derbyshire for CDOP (Child Death Overview Panel) process
Providing more specialist advice to the community paediatric team on reports for court and complex safeguarding cases
Ensure robust policies, procedures and guidelines are in place to safeguard children across Derbyshire

On-call responsibilities.

Working for our Organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years
Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
Generous NHS pension scheme
Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
Health service discounts and online benefits
Incremental pay progression
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities

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