Community Paediatric Consultant

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare facility in Swindon is seeking an enthusiastic doctor to join their community paediatrics team. The role involves providing medical services to children looked after and those with special education needs, along with supporting child protection assessments. The department emphasizes collaboration with therapy and education partners, along with a commitment to improving service delivery. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a proactive attitude and a dedication to enhancing pediatric care.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and proactive approach to work.
• Interest in community paediatrics and service improvement.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services to children looked after and those going through adoption.
• Assess and support children with neurodevelopmental needs.
• Support child protection assessment services.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor who will be a proactive addition to our workforce, and who is interested in taking the service forward, with our close links with our hospital colleague's and tertiary centres in Bristol and Oxford., Community Paediatrics is part of an integrated Paediatric Service. The team currently consists of 4 Consultants, 3 speciality doctors and 3 specialist nurse prescribers. We have a dedicated administrative team who provide excellent support for all aspects of the services we provide. This includes:

• Medical services to children looked after (CLA) and those going through adoption
• Medical support for children with Special Education Needs
• Assessment and support for children with neurodevelopmental needs and neurodisability.
• Supporting child protection assessment services

We work collaboratively with therapy and education partners from triage to joint planning for care. We undertake robust neurobehavioural assessment in a holistic manner, using tools such as QB tests and E-Conners as well as multidisciplinary social communication assessments. We run regular multisdisciplinary complex movement clinics as well as manage and review children with complex neurodisability and end of life care. For this purpose we work closely with acute epilepsy and respiratory services both in secondary and tertiary centres. We are an early adopter of paperless technologies to increase admin efficiency and reduce paperwork. We would support involvement in formal Quality Improvement projects to support and evidence improvements and as a department continually strive to enhance our service.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity