Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatrician (Community)

The closing date is 22 February 2026

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Community Paediatrician.

The successful candidate will have expertise in community-based and general paediatrics. We would be particularly interested in applicants with an interest in adoption. You will have the opportunity to work as part of the child protection rota undertaking medical assessments and working in the multi-agency team. You will have a regular clinic in the area of Northumberland and/ or North Tyneside with the possibility of a school based clinic.

We have a multi-disciplinary team approach within the Child Health Business Unit and the wider Trust. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.

This post is for up to 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as part of a team of eleven Consultant Community Paediatricians covering the Northumberland and North Tyneside areas. The Child protection rota is covered Monday to Friday from 9am -7pm offering medical assessments and working in conjunction with the two local children Services within the Children's Unit at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. When on duty they will be supported by a team of paediatric nurses, nurse practitioners and junior doctors. This post does not include any resident overnight duties.

The outpatient clinic may include developmental, neuro-disability or general paediatric patients depending on the needs of the community at appointment. There will be the opportunity to undertake assessments of neuro-diverse presentations in partnership with the speech therapy team. There will be support to develop any area of specialist interest which matches the requirements of the service.

The post holder will have a role in the supervision and training of resident doctors, advanced clinical practitioners and medical students.

Further details can be found in the Job Description.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

06 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7780133NR

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register (Trainees may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application)
MRCPCH (Member Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Full GMC Registration

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Clinical training and experience in hospital and community-based paediatrics, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in general paediatrics
High standard of clinical skill and expertise in general paediatric medicine
Skills in QI and Clinical Governance
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of general paediatric problems including child protection
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

CCT in General Paediatrics (Community Child Health or Neurodisability)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register (Trainees may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application)
MRCPCH (Member Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Full GMC Registration

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Clinical training and experience in hospital and community-based paediatrics, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in general paediatrics
High standard of clinical skill and expertise in general paediatric medicine
Skills in QI and Clinical Governance
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of general paediatric problems including child protection
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

CCT in General Paediatrics (Community Child Health or Neurodisability)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)