Consultant Community Paediatrician

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London high cost area supplement

Staff benefits & training

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Consultant Community Paediatrician with a special interest in Children Looked After (CLA) and Medical Adviser (MA) for Adoption and Fostering (A&F). The post, 10 PA, will be primarily based at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children on the St Helier site, with cross-site working encouraged.

The successful candidate will deliver community paediatric services for the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton, participate in

Qualifications

• Hold GMC registered medical qualification.
• GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT.
• MRCP or equivalent higher medical qualification.
• MD or higher degree or evidence of relevant research.
• SPIN module in Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability.
• Previous role as CLA Named or designated doctor.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical service to patients.
• Comply with GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Manage clinical duties as per attached job plan.
• Attend induction and mandatory training.
• Participate in Clinical Governance, CME/CPD and audits.
• Supervise/postgraduate trainees and provide teaching.
• Contribute to service development and integration of care.

Skills

Clinical paediatrics

Neurodisability

Developmental disorders

Autism spectrum disorders

Children Looked After

Safeguarding level 3

Leadership

Education

Medical qualification

GMC Specialist Register

MRCP or equivalent

MD or higher degree

SPIN module in Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability

CLA Named/ designated doctor

Job description

"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

Pending Royal College Approval

Consultant Community Paediatrician with the roles of Named Doctor for Children Looked After (CLA) and Medical Adviser (MA) for Adoption and Fostering (A&F)

Applications are invited for a 10 PA Community Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Children looked after (CLA).

This post is a replacement post and will be mainly based at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children which is on the St. Helier site, however in keeping with Trust principles cross site working is encouraged and may be required. The post holder will help deliver Community Paediatric services for the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton.

We are keen to support a suitable candidate to develop an area of interest which supplements the work of the department. While this post does require the candidate to provide a named role, we would support colleagues who may wish to develop into these roles in the future. There are no on-call commitments unless desired.

We currently offer our patients a wide range of services including diagnosis and management of all types of Developmental Problems e.g. Global Developmental Delay and Autism assessment in the under 5s, Motor Coordination Disorder, Neurodevelopmental disorders and Neuro-disability, Down syndrome and CLA clinics.

Main duties of the job

The post includes:

• Medical Adviser role for Adoption and Fostering.
• Neurodevelopmental clinics, including assessment of social communication difficulties and autism spectrum disorder in children under five years.
• Management of children with complex neurodevelopmental and neurodisability needs affecting education and daily living.
• Participation in the EHCP process in accordance with departmental guidance.
• Health assessments for Children Looked After.
• Triage of referrals as required.
• Contribution to the safeguarding consultant rota.

Routine educational activities include weekly junior doctor teaching programme in addition to Quality meetings, Child Protection Peer review and Mortality & Morbidity meetings run as part of the monthly programme. There will be opportunities to build and further teaching and training ambitions, as we have middle grade trainees within the department.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape this development. Innovative ideas will be welcome to support the integration of services for children in the community and in the acute services where they have overlapping needs.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1 To, at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.

2 To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

3 To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.

4 To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.

5 On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).

6 To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.

7 To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.

Management & Governance

8 To maintain personal and professional development. The post holder will be expected to register with their respective Royal College for the purpose of CME/CPD and to fulfil the requirements of that registration.

9 To provide advice, as required to the Executive and Trust Board, General Practitioners and other interested parties, on the provision of planning of clinical services locally, regionally and nationally in keeping with confidentiality agreements relating to Trust business.

10 To co-operate in the present framework agreement of management arrangements.

11 To fully participate in Clinical Governance arrangements across the Trust including participation in clinical audit, research (where appropriate), pursuing an agreed agenda with colleagues and the Trust Board and fully co-operating in implementing the results in order to achieve best practice.

12 To participate, on at least an annual basis in appraisal and job planning reviews.

13 To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.

14 To ensure that all intellectual property rights of the Trust are observed.

15 To participate in the delivery of educational activities and training of juniors, and contribute to supervision ensuring a completed educational portfolio in line with GMC recommendations.

10 PA post

Day

Session

Site

Activity

Type

PA

D1

AM

QMHC

CLA clinic

DCC

0.875

PM

QMHC

Admin

DCC

0.875

D2

AM

QMHC

Community Outpatient clinic (Neurodevelopment/Neurodisability)

DCC

0.875

PM

QMHC

Admin

DCC

0.875

PM

QMHC

DCC

0.5

D3

AM

QMHC

SPA

SPA

1

PM

QMHC

SPA

SPA

1

D4

AM

QMHC

Community Outpatient clinic (Neurodevelopment/Neurodisability)

DCC

0.875

PM

QMHC

Admin

DCC

0.875

PM

QMHC

DCC

0.25

D5

AM

QMHC

DCC

1

PM

QMHC

Medical Advisor, adoption and fostering

DCC

1

Total

DCC 8, SPA 2

Person specification

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry on to the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT
• Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
• SPIN module in Community Paediatrics/Neurodisability
• Previous role as CLA Named or designated doctor

Skills

• High standard of clinical skill in Paediatrics and experience of Neurodisability
• Experience in the assessment and management of Developmental disorders, Social Communication Disorders including Autistic spectrum disorders
• To have substantial clinical experience of the health needs of Children Looked After
• Safeguarding level 3 training
• Have proven negotiating and leadership skills

Experience

• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT
• Supervision of post graduate trainees
• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
• Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups

Knowledge

• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’

There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.