Consultant Community Paediatrics

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Cornwall is seeking a Consultant Community Paediatrician to join the Child Health Team. You will hold the role of Named Doctor for Children in Care and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have MRCPCH and full GMC registration, with relevant clinical experience assessing children. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact care for children while working within a supportive community of healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Clinical experience of assessing and examining children and young people as appropriate to the role.
• Experience with Children in Care.

Responsibilities

• Hold the statutory role of Named Doctor for Children in Care.
• Undertake specialist medical assessments through designated clinics.

Skills

Clinical experience assessing children

Excellent communication

Education

MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice

Job description

An exciting new Consultant opportunity to join the Child Health Team in Cornwall as Named Doctor for Children in Care and work clinically as Community Paediatrician.

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 colleagues and medical school.

We need a Consultant Community Paediatrician who can work collaboratively within RCHT and multi‑disciplinary partners across the county.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals' NHS Trust (RCHT) is part of the Cornwall Healthcare Community, working in partnership with other local trusts to deliver high quality healthcare services across the county. The Trust has close links to medical specialist services in the Southwest Peninsula and beyond. Serving a widespread local population, as well as thousands of visitors to Cornwall each year, poses a number of unique healthcare challenges. The Trust delivers acute medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 400,000 and has a higher proportion of elderly people than the national average. The population more than doubles during the busy holiday periods. RCHT comprises three main hospitals: The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance, and St. Michaels in Hayle. Outpatient and other services are a member of corporate support services are located away from the main hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

This postholder will hold the statutory role of Named Doctor for Children in Care (Looked After Children) on behalf of RCHT and will also work clinically within the Community Paediatric Team. Named Doctors have a key role in promoting good professional practice within their organisation, providing advice and expertise for fellow professionals, and ensuring robust arrangements are in place, working in partnership with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Associate Director Safeguarding & Statutory Services.

Working as part of an established multi‑disciplinary team, the post holder will undertake the specialist medical assessment, investigation and clinical management of the children with neurodevelopmental problems through designated clinics. They will also contribute to the multi‑disciplinary assessment process.

All consultants take part in the daytime non‑CSA child protection rota both directly and in a supervisory role.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people – a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non‑clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence‑based activities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Essential

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice.

Desirable

• Completed GRID training in Community Child Health and/or Paediatric Neurodisability. Previous Named or Designated Children in Care or Safeguarding roles. Higher degree or additional qualification (e.g. MD, MSc).
• GMC Specialist Registration.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience of assessing and examining children and young people as appropriate to the role to include Children in Care.

Desirable

• Experience working in NHS.