Consultant Paediatrician, Neurodevelopmental

The Methodist Church in Britain; Romford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The NHS consultant paediatrician post sits within NELFT's BHR Neurodevelopmental service, a newly established clinical unit focused on evaluating and planning evidence-based care for children with neurodevelopmental needs. The role emphasises supervision, service development and research across a large community paediatric team.

Applicants should have GMC registration with specialist accreditation in paediatrics and neurodisability training; experience in assessing complex cases and leading

Qualifications

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• CCT/CCST or equivalent accreditation in Community Paediatrics, or equivalent training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage and plan evidence-based care for children, including specialist and multidisciplinary assessment.
• Manage the specialist care pathway, including treatment and outcome measurement.
• Provide a high quality, accessible, timely specialist neurodevelopmental service for children, young people and families.
• Manage the waiting list at a clinically safe level and prioritise resources to clinical need.
• Supervise junior colleagues and MDT staff, including teaching and training.
• Deputise for the team manager and organise workload for self and others.
• Support development of the Autism/ADHD service and the integrated neurodevelopmental service across BHR.
• Produce reports for statutory work, including EHC plans.
• Manage team-level risk, including incident reporting and adding residual risks to the risk register.
• Keep accurate records for audit and follow Trust protocols.
• Initiate referrals to specialist services and agencies, and liaise with health and social care partners.
• Contribute to service evaluation, development and applied research

Education

MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

CCT/CCST or equivalent accreditation in Community Paediatrics

Job description

This consultant paediatrician post sits in NELFT's BHR Neurodevelopmental service, a newly established service for children. The work centres on assessing, managing and planning evidence-based care, supervising junior colleagues, and contributing to service development and applied research. The 10-session role is substantive with flexible working available, and the post holder joins a 30-plus community paediatric team across the trust. Fit turns on GMC registration, community paediatric accreditation (CCT or equivalent) and neurodisability training.

What the job involves

• Assess, manage and plan evidence-based care for children, including specialist and multidisciplinary assessment
• Manage the specialist care pathway, including treatment and outcome measurement
• Provide a high quality, accessible, timely specialist neurodevelopmental service for children, young people and families
• Manage the waiting list at a clinically safe level and prioritise resources to clinical need
• Supervise junior colleagues and MDT staff, including teaching and training
• Deputise for the team manager and organise workload for self and others
• Support development of the Autism/ADHD service and the integrated neurodevelopmental service across BHR
• Produce reports for statutory work, including EHC plans
• Manage team-level risk, including incident reporting and adding residual risks to the risk register
• Keep accurate records for audit and follow Trust protocols
• Initiate referrals to specialist services and agencies, and liaise with health and social care partners
• Contribute to service evaluation, development and applied research

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• CCT/CCST or equivalent accreditation in Community Paediatrics, or equivalent training and experience

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at interview

Experience

• At least 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics
• 3 years Higher Specialist Training including 2 years in Community Paediatrics, or demonstrated equivalent competencies
• Training in neurodisability

Other

• Valid Level 3 safeguarding training
• Valid BLS training

Nice to have

• Higher degree (MSc, MD or PhD) in paediatrics
• MSc in a relevant area, such as CCH or neuro-disability
• Experience working in the NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing community paediatric services
• Valid APLS and NLS (may be mandatory for some posts)

What’s offered

• Flexible working available