Consultant Paediatrician or Paediatric Neurodisability)

Fixed Term 1yr Consultant in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability 5 PA’s
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic community paediatric team based at Seaside View Child Development Centre in Brighton. The post holder will hold a role within the department (to be agreed with the applicant) along with a child development/ neurodisability caseload.
This post is a 5PA fixed term contract for 1yr due to maternity leave within the service. The successful applicant will join a team of 10 other consultants (6.5 WTE), a specialist doctor, a speciality doctor and a nurse consultant to participate in all aspects of community paediatric work. The team are actively involved in training and there are two paediatric resident doctors including 1 national grid post, a foundation doctor (FY2) and a GP trainee placed in the child development centre.
The community paediatric team is based at Seaside View Child Development Centre, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, the community children’s nursing and LAC health teams. There are close links with CAMHS with significant investment in the neurodevelopmental pathway. There are also close links with the University Hospitals Sussex and with Education and Social Services within Brighton and Hove Council. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The are an innovative team developing new ways of working to meet our population needs.
Brighton and Hove has a well-developed LAC health team with specialist nurses undertaking Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) jointly with doctors to offer the combined expertise. The applicant may contribute to this work and to Permanence Assessments.
The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
The department has been involved in a number of research projects. There is an active regional research network and research activity is encouraged.
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.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
**Supportive flexible working patterns such as**: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
Excellent training and development opportunities
Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+ and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff