Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Edgware; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant in Paediatrics to deliver community and hospital-based child health services. The post involves multi-professional clinics, supervision of junior staff, and participation in governance within the Edgware/Barnet area.

The role includes leading Child Development activities, involvement with the Designated Doctor role in the Child Death Overview Panel, and teaching within the department's MDT framework across sites.

Qualifications

• MRCPCH or equivalent and CCT/CCST in relevant paediatric subspecialty.
• Current UK professional registration.
• Experience in MDT working and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical services to Community Paediatrics as per job plan.
• Lead and supervise multidisciplinary teams and teaching.
• Participate in governance, audits, and CPD activities.
• Attend meetings and contribute to service development and safeguarding.

Skills

Excellent communication

IT literate

Team player

Education

MRCPCH or equivalent

CCT in Paediatrics or Community Health or CCST in Neurodisability

Job description

Job summary

This post is offered at 8PA per week, and will comprise a mixture of clinical work, including multi-professional and MDT community paediatric clinics at hospital-based clinics, special schools, and other community-based settings, work in the department's Fostering and Adoption Child Health Service, and the Designated Doctor role in the Child Death Overview Panel.

This post is mainly based at Edgware Community hospital, but with clinical commitments at other sites across Barnet.

The successful candidate will be required to contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, governance meetings and processes, teaching, and other departmental meetings. It is expected that Consultants within the team will provide supervision and support to Resident Doctors and other locally employed Junior medical staffing across the Edgware Community Hospital site, and wherein patients have been admitted to one of the following acute hospital sites, and require input from the Community team:

• Barnet & Chase Farm Health Unit
• Royal Free Health Unit

The Barnet Child Development team is an enthusiastic and innovative team looking at ways to redefine the way they work in a changing NHS climate, facing the challenges of providing the very best of clinical care in a community setting. It is well supported by an experienced team of therapists employed by partner NHS organisations and has good cross-agency relationships.

Main duties of the job

Duties & Responsibilities:

The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant within Paediatrics The appointee to this post is required to:

• Provide senior clinician services to Community Paediatric services as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust.
• Work with consultant colleagues and other staff to ensure efficient use of Trust's resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.
• Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
• Actively participate in the Unit's Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
• Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit, and CPD.

About us

Our principles:

• We respect the rights of babies, children, and young people, and aim to provide a safe and healthy environment for them within the department.
• We see children as children first, recognising their changing needs and abilities as they become older, rather than as a disease process or problem.
• We encourage parents and children to be actively involved in the care provided.
• We aim to work in partnership with the family and the general practitioner to provide as much care as possible at home.
• We respect the individual racial, linguistic, religious, and cultural background of each child.
• All members of the department aim to work in a multidisciplinary way

Our Aims:

• To provide fast and effective communication with families and General Practitioners via the telephone, patient information sheets, and timely and effective communication.
• To provide a high standard of care, facilitated by the use of guidelines, which are regularly upgraded, and evidence based.
• For a situation where all members of our staff are engaged in continuing professional development with regular appraisal and personal development plans
• For a climate of constant innovation underpinned by research and audit.

Job responsibilities

Notional Job Plan

1) Child Development clinics (incl. Down syndrome, complex neurodisabilities & Special schools) 4 pa (84 clinics)

2) Lead Dr for Child Death Overview Panel 1 pa

3) Supervising Safeguarding Medicals 1 pa

4) Supporting LAC work within dept (AH forms) 1 pa

5) SPA 1 pa

The frequencies above are offered as guide, this will be balanced depending on successful applicants interests and the needs of the service and are subject to change. The role at present carries 1PA of standard SPA that includes governance, teaching and training and CPD.

Person Specification

Education & professional qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• CCT in Paeds or Community Health or CCST in Neurodisability

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Safeguarding level 3
• MDT working
• Change Management
• work with neurodevelopmental conditions

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

• Clinical capability
• Teaching & training
• Commitment to MDT working
• Developmental assessment
• IT literate

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Team Player

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).