Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a community paediatric consultant to deliver comprehensive services within Specialist Children & Young People's Services. Responsibilities include clinical supervision, teaching, and quality improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have experience in child health and a commitment to enhancing service delivery. This role is embedded within a supportive multidisciplinary team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing community paediatric services.
• Ability to contribute to teaching, particularly medical students.
• Experience in clinical governance and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and governance as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct consultant clinics and administrative work.
• Engage in teaching activities with staff and students.

Job description

Overview

The postholders will be expected to work within the multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive community paediatric service within Specialist Children & Young People's Services and will include responsibilities in the following areas:

Responsibilities

• Clinical activities: a. Consultant clinics and related administrative work; b. Clinical triage of referrals; c. Clinical supervision as "Consultant of the Day" including Child protection; d. MDT clinical discussions or meetings; e. Any clinical patient-related meetings
• Teaching: a. To contribute to departmental teaching; b. To contribute to teaching of medical students particularly in relation to community child health services
• Management and leadership: a. Clinical Supervision; b. Clinical governance; c. Management supervision; d. Pathway leadership
• Audit, Quality Improvement and Service Development

About East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)

East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is recognised as a centre of excellence for innovation and improvement, and the postholder would be working within Specialist Children and Young People's Services (SCYPS). We are committed to improving the health and well-being of babies, children and young people in Newham and North East London. Partnership, quality improvement and evidence-based research and practice remains at the heart of our service delivery so that we can provide the best possible care, and ensure our patients achieve the best possible outcomes. East London NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as "Outstanding" following CQC inspections in 2016, 2018 and again in 2021. The Trust is committed to pursuing equity, patient participation and staff engagement. Making the Trust an excellent place to work is one of our key priorities. Our staff are our most prized asset and we are committed to improving the working lives of our staff across all services and teams.