Consultant Paediatrician, Neurodevelopmental

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Consultant Paediatrician, Neurodevelopmental The closing date is 29 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary JOB TITLE: Consultant Paediatrician CONTRACT: 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs) Full Time, Substantive post Flexible working available BASE: The Acorn Centre, London Road , Romford, RM7 9NH The post is for 10 sessions Consultant Paediatrician in the BHR Neurodevelopmental service. The post holder will be a GMC registered clinician responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver evidenced based care, including being professionally and legally accountable. Main duties of the job The post holder will support with clinical and operational leadership as part of a newly established Neurodevelopmental service for children and will support their peers and team leader whilst being an effective team member and working on their own initiative. They will supervise junior colleagues including provision of teaching and training. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies. The post holder will contribute as the Consultant Paediatrician in Havering for the BHR Neurodevelopmental service and will work alongside the team of substantive Paediatric and CAMHS consultants. The successful applicant will also become part of a large (30+ community paediatricians), dynamic, community paediatric team, across the whole of Northeast London Foundation Trust. Part of the post-holders duties will include service development, service evaluation and applied research The expectation of the post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to follow the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work. We are kind We are respectful We work with our communities About us NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Details Date posted 02 October 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number ACX-3ML-002215 Job locations Acorn Centre Romford Essex RM7 9NH United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Main responsibilities: • To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. • To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff. • To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. • To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. • To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register. • The pos