Senior Clinical Fellow in community Paediatrics

Overview

Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust / Evelina Community Services. 1 Full Time - 40 hours per week, part time will be considered. Fixed Term - 1 x 12 months, suitable for a doctor looking to OOPT. Closing date: 15 February 2026.

GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EVELINA COMMUNITY SERVICES

Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics

This post is not suitable for clinical attachment. Please do not send CVs

The postholder will join a dynamic team and will work across all aspects of community paediatrics, delivering high quality care to children and young people. They will be responsible for carrying out developmental assessments working with a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• To assess children and young people presenting with developmental concerns, and generate a differential diagnosis and care plan
• To liaise with other specialties and participate in inter-disciplinary and interagency meetings as needed to promote the health and wellbeing of children, and contribute to transition planning
• To undertake the medical assessment of children as laid out in the SEND code of practice and Children and Families Act 2014, and to write reports as appropriate to support Education, Health and Care Plan needs assessments

Evelina London brings together Guy's & Thomas NHS Foundation Trust's services for children, with the Evelina London Children's Hospital at the heart of these. Evelina London Children's Healthcare operates as a distinct entity (a strategic business unit).

Evelina London also provides a local child health service for the 120,000 children of Lambeth & Southwark. Evelina London is unique in the UK as a provider of community, secondary and tertiary level care to children collocated with maternity, foetal and adult services.

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• MRCPCH or equivalent qualification / evidence of equivalent experience
• 5 complete years of postgraduate clinical experience, including UK NHS paediatric experience
• ST4 level at minimum, or equivalent, or Post CCT
• At least 6 months experience of Community Paediatrics

• Experience in developmental paediatrics including autism assessment, with training in using developmental assessment tools
• Clinical experience in the field of safeguarding, including carrying out child protection medical examinations
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with families, young people and professionals

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.

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.

£65,048 to £73,992 a year (per annum) excluding London Zone