Consultant Community Paediatrician

Sirona care & health CIC

Whitchurch

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Trust type

Acute

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

Our services provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management for children presenting with a range of conditions including complex neuro-disability, neurodevelopmental issues such as ADHD and autism and delayed development. We also provide services to support multi-agency decision making and medical input for children with identified safeguarding concerns, Children in Care and Adoption. You will work closely with our extensive multi-disciplinary teams including Specialist nurses, Therapists, Psychologists and Speciality and Specialist Doctors.

The successful applicant will develop their expertise and leadership in a clinical area to complement the existing team, to help develop this area of our work to meet current and future challenges.

Our service has an excellent reputation for training, with opportunities to support the development of doctors in training at all levels, including having GRID training posts for Community Child health and Neuro-disability. We have close links with the University of Bristol Medical School and you will have opportunities to train Medical students both in clinical settings, or through the wider educational opportunities the service provides.

Person specification

Essential

MRCPCH [postgraduate qualification]
Maintain full registration with the GMC
Must have CCT in paediatrics and subspecialty for Community Paediatrics or Neurodisability, or equivalent experience, and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment or be able to demonstrate that they expect the CCT to be awarded one within 6 months of the date of interview
Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
Recognition on specialist register in Community Paediatrics
Higher Academic Degree
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on disability, child protection and on wider aspects of community paediatric care. Understanding the needs of children and young people who are looked after and those with a care plan for adoption
Experience, expertise, and interest in the health needs of Looked after Children, if interested in a Designated Doctor for LAC role, together with experience or understanding of the strategic nature of the role together with knowledge of the multiagency context
Adequate training and/or experience, or willingness to undertake further in-post training, in order to take on a lead role in a specialist area as described in relevant post.
Fully competent in all aspects of General Paediatrics
Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
Experience in audit project and written up
Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues. Knowledge of political context within which we operate
Proven teaching ability.
Willingness and enthusiasm to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates
Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team
Ability to teach, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
Commitment to reflection and continued personal professional development.
Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training

Desirable

Demonstrated expertise in a specialist field of community paediatrics complementary to the interests of existing consultants
Completion of a general management/leadership training course or programme
Teaching qualification/training or advanced teaching experience
Research experience
Advanced teaching skills
Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management. Interest in medical management. Enthusiasm for developing own management skills