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Paediatric Consultant in Community Child Health
1 WTE
Full time/Part time – up to 40 hrs/week
We have an exciting opportunity available in one of the UK’s most up and coming, vibrant cities.
NHS Tayside seeks to appoint a Paediatric Consultant with an interest in Community Paediatrics.
Following retirals and vacant sessions within the service, this post has been created with a view to the
continuing development and improvement of existing services.
An interest in Neuro-developmental assessment and Care Experienced Children and Young People’s
Service (CECYPS) would be required. There may also be the opportunity for an interested candidate to
work with the child protection team, including on-call. NHS Tayside is supportive of continuous
professional development, and all of our posts include 2 PAs for supporting professional activities (pro-
rata).
The successful applicant is likely to be based in Dundee with the expectation that some sessions may be
based throughout Tayside, depending on their interest. Existing team members live across the area and
a number work between localities.
You will be joining a supportive, forward thinking team with a broad range of experience and well-
established links with the acute service and other agencies. We have regular team meetings and joint
training both within the wider CCH team and across specialties with our neonatal and general paediatric
colleagues. We welcome applications from doctors wishing to work less than full-time and those
wishing to pursue further training to develop a specialist interest. Interested candidates are
encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion.
NHS Tayside serves a population of 416,090 across three local authorities: Dundee, Perth and Kinross
and Angus. Paediatrics serves a population of approximately 67,100 children under 16 across Tayside.
Tayside Paediatric Department participates in several regional and national managed clinical networks
facilitating the maintenance of specialist interests for all senior medical and career grade staff.
Tayside paediatric department is committed to teaching undergraduates from Dundee. Trainees
undertaking their paediatric training in the East of Scotland region are based in Dundee and rotate to
Forth Valley and Edinburgh.
Applicants should have full UK GMC registration and a licence to practise, membership of the RCPCH, be
registered with the GMC. If you have appropriate specialist training and experience but are not listed on
the GMC Specialist Register you will be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months). A full
UK drivers license will also be required.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Jenny Fraser, Clinical Lead for Community Child Health, Whitehills
Health & Community Care Centre [01307 475260], Dr Joanna Chisholm, Consultant Paediatrician,
Armitstead Child Development Centre [01382 835100], or Dr Helen Dunne, Clinical Care Group
Director, Consultant Paediatrician, Drumhar Health Centre [01738 564257
Interview Date - 15th May 2025 - P M