Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in East London is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics. This 6-month fixed-term position involves diagnosing, teaching, and leading quality improvement initiatives in child healthcare. Suitable for out-of-programme senior trainees with prior paediatrics experience, this role offers a chance to enhance clinical management skills and contribute to multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have a strong foundation in child health and safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and Licence to Practise.
• Post-graduate experience in Paediatrics (at least 1 year).
• Experience of working in partnership with Education and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental assessments in neurodevelopmental clinics.
• Engage in Child Protection rota for triaging and assessments.
• Contribute to departmental teaching and audits.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Adaptability

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent

Postgraduate degree in related child health

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics

This is a fixed-term post (6 months) for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics with East London NHS Foundation Trust within the Specialist Children & Young People's Services (SCYPS) in Newham, East London. This post would be suitable for an Out-of-programme senior Paediatric trainee, or SAS Doctor looking to expand their portfolio and gain more clinical experience in Community Paediatrics at a senior level. The work will include neurodisability clinics for children with complex needs and Down syndrome, Child Protection medicals, Children in Care medicals as well as EHCP medicals. There will also be the opportunity to undertake quality improvement and service development, and develop paediatric education, clinical management and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

(i) Diagnostic assessments:

a. Developmental assessments in Neuro developmental clinics, including initial assessments for children with possible ASD.

b.To participate in the Child Protection rota for triaging referrals and undertaking Child Protection medical assessments.

C. To undertake Health Assessments for Looked After Children and Young People.

D. EHCP assessments.

(ii) Teaching:

a. To contribute to departmental teaching

b. To contribute to teaching of students particularly in relation to community child health services

(iii) Audit, Quality Improvement and Service Improvement:

a. To engage in departmental projects and initiatives to improve services, clinical practice and protocols in areas related to Safeguarding and Looked After Children.

(iv) Management: To participate in management roles within the team, for example teaching coordination, chairing of team meetings, rota coordination.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Please read the Personal and Job specifications carefully. You should provide evidence in your application of the essential qualities required and why you would be an asset to our Service. We put all our patients at the heart of all we do.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent
• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• oPostgraduate degree in related child health or medical speciality, e.g. DCH, MSC, MD , PhD

professional training

• Post-graduate experience in Paediatrics (at least 1 year)
• Clinical experience in community paediatrics

Clinical knowledge, experience and skills

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary service and the ability to seek advice from, share experience with, and offer support to other team members
• Ability and experience to assess children when there are child protection concerns
• Up to date with Level 3 competences in Safeguarding Children
• At least 6 months experience of working in NHS paediatrics
• Experience of working in partnership with Education, Social Care and other stakeholders
• Competent in child development assessments using schedule of growing skills or Griffiths
• Experience of management of common general paediatric problems -acute and chronic

Medical management and leadership

• Ability to undertake administrative tasks effectively
• Has a positive approach towards self-management, organisational skills and time management
• Ability to prioritise tasks
• Demonstrates punctuality and reliability in attending duties

Patient safety and Quality Improvement

• Has a track record of completed audit projects, service development work and/or Quality Improvement projects
• Shows understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to clinical practice
• Has experience in co-production and collaboration with service users

Teaching and training

• Able to present at team teaching sessions
• Experience of postgraduate paediatric teaching
• Undertaken 'train the trainer' training

Communication and interpersonal skills

• Has good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to express complex medical issues in lay terms
• Ability to empathise with people from different backgrounds and demonstrate cultural compentency
• Ability to communicate with parents and children effectively, and to explain complex medical conditions and treatment
• Shows good understanding of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Personal and other skills

• Shows decision making and judgement
• Shows adaptability and flexibility if needed, and ability to operate under pressure
• Displays honesty, integrity and awareness of ethical dilemmas
• shows initiative

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.