Consultant Community Paediatrician

The Community Paediatrics Service provides specialist assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management for children and young people with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay (specific or global), disability, coordination difficulties (DCD), social interaction and communication difficulties, attention control difficulties, learning difficulties (specific or complex), and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In addition, the consultant workforce delivers statutory and non-discretionary functions, including Initial Health Assessments for Children Looked After, participation in the child protection rota, and pre-adoption medicals.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.