Consultant in Community Paediatrician

NHS; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is looking for a part-time Consultant Community Paediatrician in Lancaster. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in community paediatrics, including child development and neurodisability. Responsibilities include providing paediatric care, engaging in multidisciplinary teamwork, and participating in training programs. This position supports career progression and offers a collaborative work environment without on-call responsibilities.

Benefits

Access to training and development

Career progression support

Qualifications

• Capable to work at Consultant level in Community Child Health.
• Demonstrated competencies equivalent to Higher Specialist Paediatric Training.
• Experience of clinical supervision of juniors and relevant staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide community paediatric care across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in career progression activities and training.

Skills

Experience in community paediatrics

Clinical audit experience

Leadership abilities

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Child protection training

Education

Full valid Registration with the General Medical Council

Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health

Job description

Overview

The Community Paediatric Neurodevelopmental Service is seeking a part time Consultant Community Paediatrician. The ideal applicant will have experience of all aspects of community paediatrics including child development, ASD, ADHD, neuro disability, Children Looked After, children in need and children with special educational needs. You will have an ability to work independently, but within a supportive team. Multiagency and multidisciplinary working is expected and encouraged. An area of special interest to complement those already available in the Department would be welcomed and can be discussed. You will have ready access to senior opinion when required. Additional training will be made available for any areas a successful candidate has less experience of. Career progression will be supported and encouraged via a named supervisor, mentoring, annual appraisal and job planning. There are no on-call or acute responsibilities attached to this post. However, there are opportunities to interact with acute colleagues based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, and with colleagues in South Cumbria, thus ensuring an integrated approach to child health. We have good links with our therapy colleagues, integrated children's community nursing team (via UHMB) and our colleagues in School nursing and Health visiting (via Virgin Care) and Education.

Main duties

Within UHMBFT, Children and Young People’s (CYP) Services are integrated within the Medicine, Emergency Care and Children's Services (MECCS) Division. Leadership and support is provided through a robust management and governance structure.

The CYP team provides hospital-based acute paediatric care, neonatal services, scheduled day case and outpatient care, and safeguarding / child-protection expertise. UHMBT covers North Lancashire and South Cumbria. In North Lancashire, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBFT) is responsible for the provision of community paediatric services in the Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area.

We have 3 Community Paediatric Consultants, 2 Associate Specialists (one shared with acute services), and one Speciality Doctor who have a range of interests including Autism, ADHD, Neurodisability and Looked After Children. We have 2 Paediatric trainees from the North West Deanery working with us in Community Paediatrics. A number of our consultants hold acute clinics in addition to providing clinics in the community. Morecambe Bay is part of the ICS which involves Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, East Lancs Hospital Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Working together to develop services across the geographical footprint.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full valid Registration with the General Medical Council
• Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (or equivalent) or Diploma in Child Health
• Capable to work at Consultant level in Community Child Health
• Demonstrated competencies equivalent to Higher Specialist Paediatric Training including usually 3 years in Community Child Health (usually after 5 years of Higher Specialist Training in total)
• Proven experience in clinical audit
• Level 2 Child Protection Training
• Involvement in delivery of medical education and multi-professional training
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of clinical supervision of juniors and relevant staff in other disciplines

Desirable

• CCT or equivalent in subspeciality of Community Child Health
• Previous participation in a management role
• Evidence of completion of full audit cycle and implementation of changes to practice
• Demonstrated ability to take on a leadership role
• Clinical supervision skills training

Other information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Longlands Child Development Centre, Westbourne Drive, Lancaster, LA1 5EE

Website: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk