Consultant in Community Paediatrics

This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Paediatric Consultant to join our integrated Children and Young Peoples Service. We are offering an up to 10 PA post to work within the Buckinghamshire Community Paediatric team and support the neurodevelopmental Collaborative Pathway with Oxford Health.

The new leadership team are looking for a Community Paediatrician who would like to help shape the community paediatric services in Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for applicants with varied experience.

There is a dedicated leadership training programme in the trust for development of new consultant with strong ethos around coaching and mentoring.

We work closely with our primary care colleagues and commissioners to develop and deliver robust sustainable services for children and young people in Buckinghamshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our forward thinking and dedicated team to enhance the service for the children and families within Buckinghamshire. As an organisation and department, we welcome new ideas and ways of working.

The post holder will be responsible for paediatric referral clinics in the community, statutory assessments, initial and review health assessments for children looked after, taking part in assessing referrals working closely and liaising with schools and other CYP multi-disciplinary professionals such as health visitors, school nurses, speech and language therapists, physiotherapy and occupational therapists.

You will be part of a joint CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Assessment SPA team for children from 5 to 19 years presenting with ADHD and ASD.

The post holder will take part in departmental referral meetings with clinical colleagues and in liaison meetings with other professionals within the locality.

You must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register (or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training).

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
- We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

The postholder will take part in the range of activities in including Neurodevelopment (ND) with our Collaborative partners at Oxford Health. To provide a high quality multi-disciplinary pathway for young children.

There is no on call component in this role

To deliver Community Paediatric services to the children, young people and their families covered by Buckinghamshire.

The post holder

Will be responsible for Community paediatric referral in conjunction with colleagues. S/He will facilitate communication with Health Visitors, School Nurses and therapists within the team.

Will take part in assessing referrals working closely with schools. We have a jointly commissioned Neurodevelopmental Collaborative Pathway with CAMHS, to assess school age children presenting with concerns regarding autism spectrum or ADHD

Pre-school developmental assessment for children presenting with developmental delay, social communication difficulties, behavioural difficulties, social problems etc. These are secondary level referral clinics and the children are referred from Health Visitors, Therapists, General Practitioners and other allied professionals.

The appointed doctor will take part in departmental referral meetings with clinical colleagues and in liaison meetings with other professionals within the locality

The appointed doctor will be available for telephone consultation to health, education and social care colleagues.

Statutory medical assessments. Assessment and management of both pre-school and school age children with special needs, with particular reference to the Education Act.

To be familiar with Trust child protection policy. To work closely with staff and external agencies on Child Protection

To attend case conferences where required and to ensure the parts of the child protection plan relevant to our service are carri