Community Consultant Paediatrician

Community Consultant Paediatrician at Lehrman Cameron Studio, LLC (Hywel Dda University Health Board). Principal place of work: Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. The role involves providing a first‑class community paediatrics service, developing sub‑speciality interests, and supporting teaching, research and audit.

Main duties of the job:

• Ensure provision and delivery of a first‑class clinical service.
• Provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
• Sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
• Undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies.
• Conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board’s service plans.
• Maintain confidence of business plans and development strategies for the specialty or the Health Board.
• Core clinical expertise in Community Paediatrics.
• Experience and knowledge of running a sub‑specialty service.
• Leadership and team‑building skills; work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams.
• Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams.
• Provide persuasive strategic advice to HB's and Social Services Departments.
• Address the Intermediate Care Agenda.
• Participate in CPD including audit.
• Maintain professional development for Revalidation.
• A teaching and training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff.
• Undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence‑based medicine.

Qualifications – Essential:

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date.
• Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills.
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training.
• Valid BLS Training.
• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• MBBS or equivalent.
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent).
• Knowledge and participation in CPD.
• Competence in Community Paediatrics.
• Extensive and broad‑based community paediatric experience to work at consultant level.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding audit's role.
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence.
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors.
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS.

Qualifications – Desirable:

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, or MSc or equivalent.
• Community Paediatrics CESR.
• Experience of NHS.
• Wider experience, research, and training in providing sub‑specialty service.
• Evidence of above average performance.
• Additional clinical qualification(s).
• Knowledge of risk management.
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
• Evidence of initiating, progressing, and concluding research projects with publication.
• Research degree.
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education.
• ‘Training the Trainers’ experience.
• Evidence of management training.

Person Specification:

• Essential – as listed above;
• Desirable – as listed above.

Job Details:

• Posted: 21 November 2025.
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff.
• Grade: Consultant.
• Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 a year.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Working pattern: Full‑time.
• Reference number: 100‑MED‑BGH‑129‑E.
• Job locations: Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, SY23 1ER.
• Employer: Hywel Dda University Health Board – Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, SY23 1ER.
• Website: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/.

Additional Information: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.