Consultant Community Paediatrician

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is hiring a Community Paediatrician, responsible for assessing children with development issues, overseeing safeguarding, and managing clinical case reports. Applicants should be GMC registered with relevant postgraduate training and safeguarding experience. The role offers flexibility, continuous training, and competitive benefits, fostering an environment focused on making a positive difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Generous NHS pension scheme

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health service discounts

Free confidential employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Must have substantial clinical experience in safeguarding children.
• Recent safeguarding training at Level 3 or above.
• Experience with legislation relating to children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Assess children and young people for development conditions.
• Liaise with agencies on case management.
• Chair peer review meetings for safeguarding.
• Manage community paediatric team on-call rotas.

Skills

Clinical activity in looked after children

Teaching

Clinical audit

Research

Knowledge of safeguarding

Education

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

MRCPCH or equivalent

Postgraduate training in community paediatrics

Job description

Overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a substantive replacement post in Community Paediatrics, which also includes the role of Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children.

The post is available as a full time position, but those wishing to work less than full time are welcome to discuss. The post is subject to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's terms and conditions and the salary reflects national contract provisions.

The appointee will report to the Medical Director of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based predominantly in the South Derbyshire Dales area (Ashbourne and Wirksworth), with a small number of clinics in the Amber Valley area to support the existing team there. Duties Include

• Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability.
• Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports
• As named doctor for safeguarding children, duties include:
• Participating in a rota to provide clinic cover for children referred by social care for assessment of injuries/ physical abuse (NAI clinic)
• Chairing monthly local community paediatric NAI peer review meetings
• Quality control and audit of reports
• Attending regular safeguarding liaison meetings with colleagues from other services/ neighbouring NHS Trusts
• Management of community paediatric team on call rotas for physical abuse and rapid response for child death
• Lead doctor in Derby City and South Derbyshire for CDOP (Child Death Overview Panel) process
• Providing more specialist advice to the community paediatric team on reports for court and complex safeguarding cases
• Ensure robust policies, procedures and guidelines are in place to safeguard children across Derbyshire

• On-call responsibilities.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Interested candidates are encouraged to phone and visit for more information.

We will consider applications to work flexibly.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of all our staff.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council, UK
• Included on specialist register or within 6 months
• MRCPCH (or equivalent)
• Postgraduate training in community paediatrics
• Appropriate level management training and experience
• Evidence of recent safeguarding training Level 3 or above

Desirable

• Training in formal assessments for ASD/ADHD
• Other postgraduate qualification/training in paediatrics and child health

Experience

Essential

• Be clinically active (or have held an active clinical position previously) in the field of looked after children, as part of their clinical commitments
• Experience in teaching, clinical audit and research
• Have substantial clinical experience in the field of looked after children and substantial experience of the legislation relating to children and young people, safeguarding and court processes.

Special demands of post

Essential

• Must be able to participate in the on-call rota.
• Must be able to be mobile around the district

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and Relevant Experience of Safeguarding

Desirable

• Previous Safeguarding experience

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