Job Description

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking an 8 PA Consultant in Community Paediatrics to take the role of Named Doctor for Children Looked After.



We are looking for a developmental paediatrician to join our Islington Community Paediatrics Team at the Northern Health Centre, Upper Holloway, London. This post covers the Named Dr for Children Looked After Service as well as a wide variety of community paediatrics; doing regular developmental paediatrics including an MDT clinic for severe physical disabilities, contributing to the diagnosis of a variety of developmental disorders and participating on the Child Protection rota with the Camden community consultant team.



Islington has a team of experienced Community Paediatricians, and the Named Doctor for Children Looked After will be working closely and co-located with Social Care at their Highbury office on Elwood Street.



There is some flexibility to accommodate special interests and o pportunities exist for developing clinical interests.

Interview date:

17 December 2025



Please see the full and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.



Duties of the post

Job Plan:

Summary outline:

Named Dr for Children Looked After (2 PA). This includes regular clinics for Initial Health Assessments Other CLA work (2 PA) participation in team meeting and all other related to this role multidisciplinary work SPA (1.5 PA) this includes departmental meetings, CP peer review, mandatory training and own appraisal Neurodevelopmental clinics: (1 PA) uni - and multi-disciplinary (the latter for children with conditions significantly affecting their posture and movement who are not in special needs schools. ASD diagnostic clinic (0.5PA) - be part of the Social Communication Team and participate in the MDT diagnostic process. CP second on call (0.25 PA) 2 hours per on-call, the CP on call is fortnightly Educational supervision (0.25 PA) - for one doctor in training per 6 months Epilepsy clinic (0.5PA)- together with current doctor, to be decided if this will be on site for special schools or in the hospital's outpatient department

There are no out of hours duties. The specific time allocation to be determined but must include Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Occasional flexibility with possibility to cover CP on calls on Fridays at minimum 6 weeks' notice would be desirable.



Named Doctor for Children Looked After (4 PAs)



There are around 300 children in care at any one time in Islington and around 8-15 children become Looked after per month.



The post holder will take an active role, together with relevant colleagues, in assessing and promoting the health and well-being of Children Looked After. This includes, but is not limited to:



Initial and review health assessments for Children Looked After and ensure the provision of a written health report on each child becoming looked after Supervising trainees in the above health assessments. Advise on health matters that arise in connection with Children Looked After and the permanence process. Where there are identified concerns, as part of the multiagency team, cases are discussed with the social worker and attendance at professional meetings is expected if required. Attendance at monthly North Central London Named and Designated Doctors' peer supervision. Provide a written report on the health of prospective carers, which will include interpretation of health and lifestyle information provided by the applicant and their GP. Ensure that the department complies with all policies and procedures in line with legislation and national guidance; and keeps these updated in a timely manner. Contribute to departmental and interagency training of staff.

Please see the attached job description for full details and sample timetable.