Clinical Specialist Doctor in Community Child Health


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£104,401 to £115,341 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Darlington, DL3 6HX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

The post holder will be expected to: Work with a dedicated team of community and developmental paediatric consultants to deliver holistic and multi-disciplinary care to children with developmental disorders and complex health needs in the locality. Support services for Children in Care, undertaking Initial Health assessments, as required along with Community Paediatricians and GPs with a special interest in Children in Care. Liaise with colleagues in Primary Care, Education (including the provision of health advice for the Special Education Needs and Disability assessment process) and Social Care in the delivery of care. Participate in peer review, contribute to service development, departmental clinical governance and annual appraisals towards revalidation with the GMC. Share the ethos of our team in delivering high quality care to children and young people and where indicated liaise with a range of professionals dependent on the needs of the child or young person. This may include specialist nurses for children in care, specialist paediatric nurses, paediatric therapists, child psychologists, Education and Social Care. This post will have the following job components: Regular outpatient clinics for the statutory Initial Health Assessments of Children in Care. Outpatient clinics for children referred for neuro-developmental concerns. Allotted time for admin, matched to outpatient clinics, in line with standards outlined by Coram BAAF and the British Association of Community Child Health. Time to attend departmental governance and opportunity for continuing professional development appropriate to the role. Appraisal and Revalidation: Time to participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process. Services offered include adoption and fostering, Children in Care, historic child sexual abuse assessment, assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental difficulties and neurodisabilities (including Autism Spectrum Disorders, epilepsy) and children with Special Educational Needs. Safeguarding duties are undertaken in accordance with local procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) for children on caseload. Our service works closely with a well-established and dedicated team of Specialist Community Nurses for children, Childrens therapy team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists, Looked After Nurses, Safeguarding Team and Clinical Psychologists. There is good liaison with Primary Care, the 0-25 service (Health Visiting and School Nursing Teams) across County Durham and Darlington, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and partner agencies (Education, Childrens Social Care). The team has close links and shared care with tertiary neurology services from the Great North Childrens Hospital in Newcastle and with the regional Northern Genetics Service supporting the provision of outreach clinics. We are fully integrated with the acute paediatric team into a department of Child Health. We offer postgraduate training within the clinical environment, supporting paediatric trainees, including training at Level 3 for Community Child Health. We also provide opportunities for undergraduate trainees as part of the new curriculum and allied health professionals. The service hosts the Designated Paediatricians for the Child Death Review process, Children in Care and Safeguarding Children. The wider Child Health team includes general paediatric consultants with sub-speciality interests, who deliver daytime out-patient care and in-patient care to the paediatrics ward and special care baby unit at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital.

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