Locum Consultant Paediatrician in London

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an energetic, skilled Paediatric Consultant to join the Lighthouse, the UK’s first dedicated service for children and young people affected by non-recent sexual abuse and exploitation. The Lighthouse forms part of the Paediatric and Adolescent Division at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust. Based on the Child House (Barnahus) model, the service provides holistic health assessments, reduces trauma for children, gathers evidence for court, and provides support for children who have experienced child sexual abuse. Located in London, it serves half a million children and supports children and young people aged 0 to 18 and adults 18 to 25 with learning disabilities.

You will join a specialist health team of four consultants, a WTE clinical nurse specialist, and a WTE play specialist, working alongside a multidisciplinary team including social workers, ChISVAs, CAMHS practitioners, and the admin and Senior Leadership team. This maternity cover post involves one day per week with two programmed activities including one clinic, with opportunities to join peer review and team meetings contributing to holistic assessments, legal and social care reports, and care planning. The role covers a range of clinical issues including psychosomatic symptoms, sleep difficulties, headaches, menstrual problems, sexually transmitted infections, contraception including LARC, and immunisations including Hep B and HPV.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide multidisciplinary medical assessments for children and young people referred with suspected sexual abuse or exploitation, including 0 to 18 years and adults 18 to 25 with learning disabilities.
• Undertake direct clinical care, manage complex cases, and contribute to care planning and risk management.
• Perform colposcopic ano-genital examinations and collect evidence in line with legal and safeguarding requirements.
• Prepare high-quality reports for families, professionals, and criminal courts as required.
• Contribute to holistic assessment, treatment, and follow-up of children and young people, including psychosomatic symptoms, sleep problems, headaches, menstrual issues, STIs, contraception, and immunisations.
• Participate in safeguarding and strategy meetings, case reviews, and multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Collaborate with the health team, social workers, ChISVAs, CAMHS practitioners, and administrative staff to provide integrated care.
• Contribute to teaching, training, and supervision of medical students, junior doctors, and specialty trainees.
• Participate in departmental peer review, quality improvement, governance, and research initiatives.
• Represent the department in internal and external meetings, contributing to service development, clinical guidelines, and best practice.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.