ConsultantPaediatrics

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

MOSELEY

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

2 days ago

About the role

*** Please be aware that BCHC utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC and any correspondence will be sent via TRAC. We advise that you check your junk/spam emails Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist healthcare services across the diverse and culturally rich City of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region. The Children and Families Division brings together all Universal and Specialist Community Services for children and provides a co-ordinated approach for child health care. We maintain good links with the Clinical Commissioning Groups, the Local Authority and voluntary agencies providing care for children.

These consultant posts will join a team of 21 Consultant Paediatricians leading the Community Child Health Services in Birmingham. The posts will be based, one in East of the city, one in South and one in West.

The posts encompass work in the fields of neurodevelopment and neurodisability in locality based clinics and Special School clinics, children in care and child protection, with an on call out of hours commitment for the Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood service.

Consultant Community Paediatrician

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

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A CCT in Community Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurodisability is essential and a higher qualification (MRCPCH or equivalent) is required.

Applications from Less Than Full Time candidates are welcome.

IMPORTANT Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process. Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address. Be Part of Our Team... Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
Full GMC registration
On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT. While the law does not require a CCT in CCH, the CSAC recommends that all Consultant posts should require it, as this shows the applicant is fully trained for independent practice in CCH. If they do not have a CCT in CCH, the applicant must be able to show how they have acquired the Level 3 competences
Usually at least 2 years General Professional Training in Paediatrics
Usually 5 years Higher Specialist Training, including 3 years in Community Paediatrics. Training is now competency based, but a certain level of experience is still expected: see 'Subspecialty training requirements' document here: http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/training-examinations-professional-development/paediatric-careers-and-recruitment/paediatric-recru-0
Experience in Child Protection/Safeguarding to at least Level 3 competencies
Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
Good written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
BLS skills appropriate for a Community Paediatrician
Participation in research or clinical audit
Participation in departmental teaching
Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning

Desirable

Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or other higher degree
Completed fellowship programme
DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas
Experience in other areas relevant to child health e.g. general practice, child mental health, obstetrics, public health
Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area
Previous experience in CSA and SUDIC Rapid Response
Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis

Formal research training; demonstrated ability to design a research or audit project

Formal training in teaching methods; demonstrated ability in teaching / training.

Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff