Specialty Doctor
The closing date is 28 April 2026.
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Specialty Doctor to join our professional Community Paediatrics Team.
Main duties of the job
Use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care. Provide support to our frontline NHS teams, deliver excellent patient care, and contribute to the outstanding experience our patients and service users have every day.
About us
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we deliver high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve community health. We pride ourselves on diversity and equity.
Job responsibilities
Community Trust role may require driving. Confirm full UK driving licence or EU licence if required. Provide support for community paediatric clinical teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration
- Medical Degree, MBBS or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification e.g. MRCPCH, MSc, DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas
Experience
- Paediatric experience
- Community paediatric experience
- Specialist experience/training in community paediatrics
- Experience in other areas relevant to child health e.g. general practice, child mental health, obstetrics, public health
- Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice; ADHD, ASD, Looked after children, Audio vestibular medicine, Adoption
Knowledge
- Willingness to work independently, awareness of limitations
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
- Demonstrated ability to work with other health professionals
- Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a multidisciplinary team e.g. in project work
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing
Skills
- Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
- Ability to use a range of IT programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Highly developed facilitation skills
Personal attributes
- Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure
- Flexible approach to working arrangements including remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
- Demonstrates an awareness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
- Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.
Salary
£61,542 to £99,216 a year (pro rata).
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This information is used only for diversity monitoring and not for shortlisting unless selected for a guaranteed interview programme due to disability.
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