COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Community Consultant Paediatrician to join their team in Waltham Forest. This role is pivotal in delivering exceptional healthcare to children and young people, ensuring their well-being through innovative practices and collaborative efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, providing senior medical support and guidance, while also taking on Named Doctor for Safeguarding responsibilities. With a commitment to continuous professional development and a supportive work culture, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in community health.

Benefits

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellness initiatives

Retail Discounts

Vivup employee benefits platform

Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Career Development and training

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice is essential.
• CCT or equivalent is required for this role.
• Eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to babies, children, and young people across Waltham Forest.
• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams and provide senior medical support.
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota and collaborate with health professionals.

Skills

Community Paediatric Care

Team Collaboration

Child Protection

Senior Medical Support

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT or Equivalent

Inclusion in Specialist Register

Job description

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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

Contract

Substantive

Hours

None

Location

Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

Qualifications needed:

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

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

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

Why NELFT?

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 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 4.4wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2wte Specialist Grade Doctors, 1wte Specialty Doctor, 3wte Core/GP Trainees within the service

Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person Specification

GMC

• oFull GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT

• oCCT or equivalent

Specialist Register

• oInclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust