Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician to join their team in Barnsley for a fixed term of 6 months. This role involves conducting healthcare assessments and working collaboratively with local authorities. Candidates must have MRCPCH or equivalent and full GMC registration. The position offers a salary range of £109,725 to £145,478 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in the management of community paediatrics including neurodisability and autism.
• Experience working in a multi-agency setting.
• Experience managing children in vulnerable situations, safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Conduct neurodisability clinics and health assessments for looked after children.
• Work closely with local authorities and therapy services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary assessments for children with social communication difficulties.

Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership Skills

Ability to Develop Services

Education

MRCPCH or equivalent

Full GMC registration with specialist registration in paediatrics

Job description

Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Locum Community Paediatrician to join our team of Consultants and Specialist Nursing team based in New Street Health centre, Barnsley for a fixed term of 6 months.

This is a vacancy for a locum Consultant post in Community Paediatrics which was previously held by a substantive specialty doctor. This 0.7 WTE post includes Neurodisability clinics, Initial health Assessments for looked after children and Multi-disciplinary assessments for children with social communication difficulties. The team works closely with Local authority, 0-19 service, therapists and other agencies.

The team of community Paediatricians conduct locality clinics in different areas of Barnsley.

For further information, please contact Dr Sug Siddiqui Clinical Director for CBU3 community paediatrics on 01226 431559 or Dr Lizzy Dierckx Community Paediatrician 01226 644876, option 1.

Main duties of the job

The full job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Job responsibilities

Please find the job description and person specification for this post under the supporting documents section.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

• Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description.
• Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job.
• Ability to develop the service.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff.
• Have good negotiating and leadership skills and experience of multi-agency working at local and regional level.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express complex medical issues in lay terms.

Experience

• Experience in the management of all aspects of community paediatrics including neurodisability and autism.
• Adequate experience working in a multi-agency setting.
• Experience in managing children in vulnerable situations, safeguarding children.

Qualifications

• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with specialist registration in paediatrics (or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview).

Audit, Research and Teaching

• Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies.
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary audit principles.
• Evidence of direct involvement in 2 specific medical audits in the last 18 months.
• Ability to critically appraise published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate.
• Evidence of teaching appropriate to medical students and doctors in training and multidisciplinary team.
• Training in areas such as recruitment and selection, equal opportunities, leadership, planning and change management, appraisal.

Management

• Experience in Management
• Evidence of involvement in a research project.

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.

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility - Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata