Consultant in Community Child Health And/or

5 days ago


Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Consultant in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability 10 PAs (Less than fulltime applicants will also be considered)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic community paediatric team based at Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath. The post holder will carry a neurodevelopmental and neurodisability caseload with potential to develop a lead role within the department (to be agreed with the applicant) and develop a role in research locally and nationally. There is a requirement for the post holder to support the teaching of medical students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and in supervising paediatric trainees within the Mid Sussex team.

The successful applicant will join a team of 4 consultants and a specialist doctor, to participate in all aspects of community paediatric work. The team are actively involved in training and there is one ST4/5paediatric trainee and a foundation doctor (FY2) in the child development centre.

Job Summary

This is a replacement post, following retirements. The post holder will join an established team of 3.0 WTE consultant community paediatricians in a well-resourced multidisciplinary setting based at Seaside View Child Development Centre in Brighton.

The post holder will take on a specific lead role for the department (to be agreed with the applicant).

The post holder will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Paediatric Sexual Abuse examination rota in Brighton.

The post holder will be encouraged to undertake research and teaching.

Why Work with Us?
- Positive 2020 NHS Staff Survey results
- The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
- Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
- A great working environment in the community, in patients’ homes and our

community hospitals
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Top quartile for research amongst community trusts
- Close links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School
- Real Living Wage Employer with great rates of pay
- Flexible working options, including job sharing, annualised hours, career breaks, parental leave and adoption leave
- Supportive team environments
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries
- Thriving BAME, Disability, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

The community paediatric team is based at Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, and LAC health teams. There are close links with CAMHS, University Hospitals Sussex, Education and Social Services within West Sussex Council. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The team have always placed an emphasis on innovation and service development on multidisciplinary level for example establishing a tiered approach to autism assessment.

West Sussex has a well-developed LAC health team. IHAs are undertaken by doctors in the CDC.

The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

The department has led a number of national research studies including how to improve autism diagnostic services, how digital technology can be used to aid diagnosis and deliver therapy, and how to improve outcomes for children in care.

There is an active regional research network and research activity is encouraged and the post holder will be actively encouraged to develop their own research interests.

The Sussex Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Centre is located on the same site as the Brighton and Hove Child development centre. The successful applicant can choose to join the daytime and weekend rota for this service, with training provided if required.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of NHS community health services across Brighton and Hove and West Sussex.

Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.

Please refer to job description and person specification.

Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.



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