Consultant Paediatrician in Neurodisabilty

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in London is looking for a Consultant Paediatrician specializing in Neurodisability to provide assessments and management for children with complex needs. The role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, supervising trainees, and delivering a vital service in community child health. Candidates should possess a medical degree with specialization in paediatrics. This full-time position offers a supportive work environment with strong values around teamwork and wellbeing.

Benefits

Recognition as a top place to work

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing children with complex neuro-disability.
• Registered medical practitioner with a specific focus on paediatrics.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and case management of children with complex neuro-disability.
• Supervise and teach non-consultant grade doctors.
• Provide clinical input to multidisciplinary clinics.

Skills

Neurodisability expertise

Community child health

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Teaching and supervision

Education

Medical degree and relevant specialization

Job description

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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide assessment and case management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability and special needs, including Special Needs Schools in the Borough.
• 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.
• Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics/meetings for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs.

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