Consultant Paediatrician in Neurodisabilty

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Paediatrician specialized in Neurodisability to join a supportive team. The role involves managing a caseload of children with complex needs and providing supervision to junior doctors. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant qualifications. The position promises a collaborative environment and aims to enhance health services for children in Greenwich.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have full GMC registration.
• Possess MBBS or equivalent qualifications.
• Must have MRCPCH or equivalent.
• CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and case management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability.
• Supervise and teach non-Consultant grade doctors.
• Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics.

Skills

Full GMC registration

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPCH or equivalent

CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics

Job description

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to employ an enthusiastic Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Neurodisability in community child health to help deliver a highly regarded service for children in Greenwich. You will join a team of motivated, experienced and supportive Community Paediatricians with multidisciplinary and interagency working being a significant part of the role.

This is a substantive Consultant post, including the Lead for Neurodisability, due to the current post holder retiring. Greenwich Community Paediatric Services is part of the Children and Young People Directorate (CYPD), Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The Consultant will be part of a team of 5.0 WTE Consultants, 1 specialist Paediatrician, 5.0 WTE Specialty Grade (SAS) doctors, 1 WTE Specialty Higher Trainee, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Health Care Assistant.

Main duties of the job

• To provide assessment and case management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability and special needs, including Special Needs Schools in the Borough. The Consultant has overall responsibility for their own caseload, which will include children across the borough or living out of borough but registered under a Greenwich GP.
• To supervise and teach non-Consultant grade doctors, including Specialists, specialty Doctor Paediatricians and Specialist Trainees.
• Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs. These assessments include a rising caseload of children with ASD and ADHD that require assessment and further management.
• Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics/meetings for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs.

About us

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives.

Ify Okocha

Chief Executive

Job responsibilities

Provide medical advice to Local Authority Childrens Services according to statutory legislation and guidance for Looked after Children. Clinical work may be carried out by the Speciality Doctors but children with complex Neurodisability remain on the Consultant caseload and they will have overall responsibility.

Provide medical advice for Royal Borough of Greenwich Directorate of Childrens Services (local authority) according to statutory legislation and for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability requiring Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP).

Provide Consultant supervision, support, and advice for safeguarding aspects to non-consultant grade of Doctors for their caseloads. The SAS and Specialist Trainee are on a daytime rota to examine children who have had alleged physical injury. Consultants have a rolling weekly child protection rota during working hours to provide overall responsibility and liaise directly with social care regarding all new referrals. They are expected to provide direct supervision if necessary and discuss and review all child protection reports produced that week. There is a monthly SG peer review meeting during which most cases are discussed with the whole team and any photographs reviewed.

To have a continuing responsibility of the care of patients in their care allowing for appropriate delegation to and training of staff and for the proper functioning of the service.

Person Specification

• Full GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.