Consultant Community Paediatrician

4 weeks ago


Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a committed clinician to join the team of paediatric staff providing integrated Community Services to children and young people across Suffolk.

Interviews will be held on Thursday the 25th of July 2024

The post-holder should have wide experience in all aspects of Community Paediatrics. The post-holder will work within the community paediatric team in West Suffolk and liaise with services within a geographical cluster.

We have extremely good working relationships with Nursing and Allied Health Professionals as well as Consultant colleagues at West Suffolk Hospital and with Education and Social Care staff. We also work as part of a wider paediatric community medical team, with our colleagues in the east locality. The Trust aims to provide equitable community paediatric services across the whole of the county. The provider for the service is led directly by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust but within an Alliance framework with partners (Suffolk County Council, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust, Ipswich Hospital and GP Federation).

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for the assessment and management of children referred with neuro-developmental problems from a geographical area including the participation in multi-disciplinary assessment where appropriate. Management of children and young people with long term neuro-disability such as cerebral palsy. The post holder would be encouraged to develop the movement clinic for consideration of botulinum injections to children with cerebral palsy working closely with the orthopaedic team. Assessment of school aged children with suspected autism spectrum disorder following a multidisciplinary triage process. Provision of medical advice for Education Health and Care Plans for children under our care. Assessment of children where there are safeguarding concerns raised by other Health or Educational professionals, Police and Social Services. The post-holder will be expected to be experienced in safeguarding assessment. Initial Health Assessments for looked after children. Clinical and educational supervision of trainees and medical students working within the Child Health Department Providing clear standards, encouraging high quality care, with encouragement of audit and fully participating in the clinical governance arrangements of the Trust

The post-holder will be based in the Child Health Centre in Bury St Edmunds with some peripheral clinics based in Stowmarket.

The post-holder would be encouraged to develop a special interest that complemented work already undertaken in the department, or that strengthened links with other children's services, thus facilitating the care of children in Suffolk. This may include development of a functional vision clinic, feeding clinic or movement clinics for children with severe neurodisability.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.

Children and Family Services contracts are commissioned by two Clinical Commissioning Groups for the east and west of the County respectively. Integrated Community Paediatric Services provide care to the children in Suffolk and are managed by the Associate Director of Integrated Community Paediatric Services.

The integrated community paediatric services include community paediatricians, paediatric physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, children's community nurses, clinical psychologists, audiologists and other associated allied health professionals and administrative staff.

The services are based at Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich providing services throughout the west and East of the county respectively.

Community Paediatric Services work in partnership with Suffolk County Councils Children and Young Peoples Services, who employ the universal children and family services (health visiting and school nursing) to support children and young people in Suffolk.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practise MRCPCH or equivalent Entry on the GMC specialist register in Paediatrics or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.

Desirable

Other relevant qualification, MD, MSc

Training and Experience

Essential

Wide range of experience in hospital and community child health Two years higher specialist training in community paediatrics Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience in recognition and management of child protection cases.

Desirable

Specific training and experience on the use of assessment tools for diagnosis of ASD ( DISCO/ ADOS) Assessment and management of behaviour problems Experience in management of spasticity including assessment for botulinum toxin treatment for children with cerebral palsy Experience with looked after children and adoption medical assessments and processes

Management and Administration

Essential

Experience of clinical leadership and clinical governance

Desirable

Evidence of management training Experience of leadership and implementing service developments

Teaching Experince

Essential

Ability to teach both medical and non-medical staff involved in children's services. Interest in teaching under-graduates and post-graduate students

Desirable

Experience of organising teaching/training programmes. Formal training in teaching skills

Research

Essential

Knowledge and interest in appropriate current research methods in paediatrics

Desirable

Research experience and/or publications

Skills and Qualities

Essential

To be able to work effectively in a team Leadership skills Committed to CME as laid down by the RCPCH All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence

Desirable

Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities. Computer skills Has ability to travel to rural locations.

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