Community Consultant Paediatrician & Named Doctor For Safeguarding

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A community and mental health trust in Greater London is seeking a Community Consultant Paediatrician for its Waltham Forest service. The role involves providing care to children and young people, working in a multidisciplinary team, and includes responsibilities as Named Doctor for Safeguarding. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant experience. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Flexible working

Health & Wellness initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• CCT or equivalent required.
• Inclusion in or eligibility for the Specialist Register.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children, and young people.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team.
• Engage with families and other health providers.

Skills

Understanding of current developments in community paediatric care

Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Passion for child healthcare

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT or equivalent

Inclusion in the Specialist Register

Job description

Overview

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING (WALTHAMSTOW, E17 3LA)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Job Details

• Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
• Contract: Substantive
• Hours: Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)
• On call: None
• Location: Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

About the role

• Main duties of the job

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care
• To be a team player

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Waltham Forest
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside 4.4 wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2 wte Specialist Grade Doctors, 1 wte Specialty Doctor, 3 wte Core/GP Trainees within the service
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies

Benefits

• NELFT Benefits: Relocation expenses; Career Development and training; Just & Compassionate Culture; Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives; Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme; Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support; Employee Assistance Programme; Health & Wellness initiatives; 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few; Retail Discounts; Flexible working and agile working; Cycle to work scheme

About us

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a Community Consultant Paediatrician position in the Waltham Forest Specialist Children Service, based at Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA. This is an established, substantive, full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). This post includes a Named Doctor for Safeguarding responsibility. The successful candidate will be well supported in the Named Safeguarding role by experienced colleagues in the team, by other named paediatricians in NELFT, and by the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding in Waltham Forest.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• You will be expected to: Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Waltham Forest
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside 4.4 wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2 wte Specialist Grade Doctors, 1 wte Specialty Doctor, 3 wte Core/GP Trainees within the service
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies

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