ConsultantPaediatrics

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Derby

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Alongside this consultant job there are also opportunities to take on one of our leadership roles on a three-year basis within your workplan in your substantive consultant role: Divisional Medical Director - Older Adults, Specialist and Children's Services You will ensure the provision of high quality, efficient and effective services across the division. It will be your responsibility, in conjunction with leadership colleagues, to ensure the division delivers the Trust Strategy and enabling plans within the division and its care groups. Clinical Director - Working Age Adults Community and Assessment Care Group You will provide medical leadership through a triumvirate leadership model to your care group and work collaboratively to improve quality, productivity and efficiency. You will work closely with the other care group leaders to realise the vision, values and strategic objectives of the Trust. The post is available as a full time position, but those wishing to work less than full time are welcome to discuss. The post is subject to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's terms and conditions and the salary reflects national contract provisions. The appointee will report to the Medical Director of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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The post holder will be based predominantly in the South Derbyshire Dales area (Ashbourne and Wirksworth), with a small number of clinics in the Amber Valley area to support the existing team there. Duties Include Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability. Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports As named doctor for safeguarding children, duties include: Participating in a rota to provide clinic cover for children referred by social care for assessment of injuries/ physical abuse (NAI clinic) Chairing monthly local community paediatric NAI peer review meetings Quality control and audit of reports Attending regular safeguarding liaison meetings with colleagues from other services/ neighbouring NHS Trusts Management of community paediatric team on call rotas for physical abuse and rapid response for child death Lead doctor in Derby City and South Derbyshire for CDOP (Child Death Overview Panel) process Providing more specialist advice to the community paediatric team on reports for court and complex safeguarding cases Ensure robust policies, procedures and guidelines are in place to safeguard children across Derbyshire On-call responsibilities.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Generous NHS pension scheme

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Person specification

Essential

Fully registered with the General Medical Council, UK
Included on specialist register or within 6 months
MRCPCH (or equivalent)
Postgraduate training in community paediatrics
Appropriate level management training and experience
Evidence of recent safeguarding training Level 3 or above
Be clinically active (or have held an active clinical position previously) in the field of looked after children, as part of their clinical commitments
Experience in teaching, clincial audit and research
Have substantial clinical experience in the field of looked after children and substantial experience of the legislation relating to children and young people, safeguarding and court processes.
Must be able to participate in the on-call rota.
Must be able to be mobile around the district
Knowledge and Relevant Experience of Safeguarding

Desirable

Training in formal assessments for ASD/ADHD
Other postgraduate qualification/training in paediatrics and child health
Previous Safeguarding experience