Consultant Community Paediatrician — West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | MedRoles
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Consultant Community Paediatrician
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
CQC: Requires improvement
Ipswich
Salary
£109,725 – £145,478
Training post
No
Trust type
Foundation
Posted
3 weeks ago
About the role
We are looking for a committed clinician to join the team of paediatric staff providing integrated Community Services to children and young people across Suffolk.
The post-holder should have wide experience in all aspects of Community Paediatrics. The post-holder will work within the community paediatric team in East Suffolk and liaise with services within a geographical cluster.
We have extremely good working relationships with Nursing and Allied Health Professionals as well as Consultant colleagues at West Suffolk Hospital and with Education and Social Care staff. We also work as part of a wider paediatric community medical team, with our colleagues in the east locality. The Trust aims to provide equitable community paediatric services across the whole of the county. The provider for the service is led directly by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust but within an Alliance framework with partners.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details.
Responsibility for the assessment and management of children referred with neuro-developmental problems from a geographical area including the participation in multi-disciplinary assessment where appropriate
Management of children and young people with long term neuro-disability such as cerebral palsy. The post holder would be encouraged to develop the movement clinic for consideration of botulinum injections to children with cerebral palsy working closely with the orthopaedic team.
Assessment of school aged children with suspected autism spectrum disorder following a multidisciplinary triage process
Provision of medical advice for Education Health and Care Plans for children under our care.
Assessment of children where there are safeguarding concerns raised by other Health or Educational professionals, Police and Social Services. The post-holder will be expected to be experienced in safeguarding assessment.
Initial Health Assessments for looked after children
Clinical and educational supervision of trainees and medical students working within the Child Health Department.
Providing clear standards, encouraging high quality care, with encouragement of audit and fully participating in the clinical governance arrangements of the Trust
The post-holder will be based at St Helen's House in Ipswich, with the potential for some peripheral clinics based in Stowmarket.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person specification
Essential
Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
MRCPCH or equivalent
Entry on the GMC specialist register in Paediatrics or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice. (Consultants only)
Wide range of experience in hospital and community child health
Two years higher specialist training in community paediatrics
Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in recognition and management of child protection cases.
Experience of clinical leadership and clinical governance
Ability to teach both medical and non-medical staff involved in children's services.
Interest in teaching under-graduates and post-graduate students
Knowledge and interest in appropriate current research methods in paediatrics
Ability to communicate clearly
To be able to work effectively in a team
Leadership skills
Committed to work within Trust policies
Committed to CME as laid down by the RCPCH
Committed to own professional development and be responsible for own revalidation.
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
To understand the aim and need for appraisal
To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Audit & Clinical Governance.
To have a thorough knowledge and demonstrable understanding of "Good Medical Practice" from the GMC.
Desirable
Other relevant qualification, e.g. MD, MSc
Specific training and experience on the use of assessment tools for diagnosis of ASD (e.g. DISCO/ ADOS)
Assessment and management of behaviour problems
Experience in management of spasticity including assessment for botulinum toxin treatment for children with cerebral palsy
Experience with looked after children and adoption medical assessments and processes
Evidence of management training
Experience of leadership and implementing service developments
Experience of organising teaching/training programmes. Formal training in teaching skills
Research experience and/or publications
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities.
Computer skills
Has ability to travel to rural locations.
To have training and experience in appraisal systems