Specialty Doctor

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Community Paediatricians to join a supportive team in providing essential services for children. This role involves general community paediatric work, with opportunities to focus on special interests. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developmental paediatrics, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to safeguarding. Join a dynamic environment that values professional development and contributes to the health and well-being of children across London and beyond. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Mindestens 4 Jahre postgraduale Ausbildung, davon 2 Jahre in einem Fachprogramm für Pädiatrie.
• Nachweisbare Erfahrung in der Entwicklungspädiatrie und Kinderschutz.

Responsibilities

• Durchführung allgemeiner pädiatrischer Arbeiten und Management von neurodevelopmentalen Anliegen.
• Teilnahme am Kinderschutz-Rota ohne Bereitschaftsdienste.

Skills

Entwicklungspädiatrie

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Kinderschutz

Einsatz von Bewertungsinstrumenten

Education

Vollständige UK GMC/GDC Registrierung

MRCPCH oder gleichwertige Qualifikation

Job description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited to join a dynamic and supportive team of Community Paediatricians for a full time or job share permanent post. The post holder will carry out general community paediatric work and a special interest will be welcomed and supported. You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a License to Practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in all aspects of community paediatrics, suited to their experience and competencies and the priorities of service provision. The post holder will undertake assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental concerns and safeguarding presentations. They will participate in the child protection rota (no out of hours commitment). Posts holder will work across Lambeth and Southwark as part of the Evelina Community Paediatric team.

About us

Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'. Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

Job responsibilities

Please see the appended job description for further details of the job description and main responsibilities for the role.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC/GDC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• MRCPCH or Equivalent qualification / evidence of equivalent experience.

Clinical Experience

• Proven record of completion of at least 4 years postgraduate training, at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in paediatrics and 6 months in community paediatrics.
• Previous paediatric experience at registrar level.

Clinical Skills

• Experience in developmental paediatrics, including autism with training in using developmental assessment tools.
• Clinical Experience in the field of safeguarding, including carrying out child protection medical examinations.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal, with families young people and professionals.

Service Development & Quality Improvement Experience

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and service development activities.
• QI or audit training.

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.