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Community Consultant Paediatrician
Hywel Dda University Health BoardPosted 2 days ago
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About this role
Job Overview
The Community Consultant Paediatrician plays a key role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to children and young people across community settings within Hywel Dda University Health Board. The role focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and management of developmental, neurodevelopmental and complex health needs, working closely with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners across health, education and social care.
This is a senior clinical position combining expert practice, leadership and service development, with opportunities to shape and improve community paediatric services across the Health Board. The post holder will have a strong focus on teaching, training and professional development, including supporting medical students and postgraduate trainees, alongside opportunities to engage in research and quality improvement.
Hywel Dda offers a supportive working environment, with access to structured training, leadership development programmes and strong academic links. The region provides an excellent quality of life, with beautiful coastlines, rural surroundings and welcoming communities, alongside affordable living and a strong emphasis on work–life balance.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
The Community Consultant Paediatrician plays a key role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to children and young people across community settings within Hywel Dda University Health Board. The role focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and management of developmental, neurodevelopmental and complex health needs, working closely with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners across health, education and social care.
This is a senior clinical position combining expert practice, leadership and service development, with opportunities to shape and improve community paediatric services across the Health Board. The post holder will have a strong focus on teaching, training and professional development, including supporting medical students and postgraduate trainees, alongside opportunities to engage in research and quality improvement.
Hywel Dda offers a supportive working environment, with access to structured training, leadership development programmes and strong academic links. The region provides an excellent quality of life, with beautiful coastlines, rural surroundings and welcoming communities, alongside affordable living and a strong emphasis on work–life balance.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver specialist care to children and young people in community settings, including the assessment, diagnosis and management of developmental, neurodevelopmental and complex conditions
- Play a key role in neurodevelopmental services, including ADHD and autism pathways
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including health, education and social care
- Support the safeguarding of vulnerable children, including looked-after children and those with additional needs
- Provide clinical leadership, supporting and supervising junior medical staff and wider team members
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of community paediatric services across the Health Board
- Participate in teaching and training, supporting medical students, trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Engage in audit, quality improvement and research, ensuring evidence-based practice
- Contribute to service planning and strategic development, supporting ongoing innovation across the service
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.