Community Consultant Paediatrician

Job summary

We are seeking aConsultant Paediatrician to join our Community Paediatric service based inHalton.

ThisConsultant role in Community Paediatrics is to provide a high-quality servicesupporting Children and Young People to receive assessment, investigation,diagnosis and appropriate support to optimise their quality of life.

Thisrole is part of a well-established team of Consultants, Specialty Grade Doctorsas well as a range of staff; GP plus, GP with Extended Role and specialistNurses including ADHD prescriber. The Consultants work closely withBridgewater AHP staff, Health Visitors and School Nurses as part of a CommunityTeam working to support families with special needs in the community.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

The Consultant will have responsibility for children withlong-term neurodevelopmental disorders and neuro-disabilities, including ASDand ADHD, developmental disorders, complex and special educational needs,behaviour difficulties of a neurodevelopmental nature, sensory and physicaldifficulties, amongst other conditions.

The service does not provide child protection medicalassessments, but the Consultant would be expected to engage in safeguardingactivity where necessary. It is anticipated that the Consultant would take onlead role (s) to complement the current roles within the Department and inkeeping with their particular interests if possible.

The Bridgewater Community Doctors (Halton and Warrington)support each other and meet for shared learning opportunities.

As Consultant you will have appropriate Secretarial support,IT facilities and office space. Bridgewater uses SystmOne astheir patient management system.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P - Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E - Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O - Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P - Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L - Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E - Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

To undertake Consultant led clinics and to provide support to more junior doctors. This includes integrated working with education and social services staff and the provision of paediatric advice as required

In conjunction with colleagues to provide specialist paediatric assessment of children referred where there are concerns regarding neurodevelopmental problems or disability including those with social communication or developmental behaviour problems.

To provide clinical assessment, investigation and management of children referred to the service, working with other members of the team to determine the most appropriate method of assessment and intervention

To take Consultant medical responsibility for children attending special school

To provide clinical support, as appropriate, for clinicians providing Community Paediatric and Child Health Services including nursing and professional allied to medicine.

To be part of the multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis process for children referred to the service, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and other clinical conditions including occasional attendance at relevant pathway and operational group meetings

To be involved in provision of advice and outcome focused information for those who require Education Health and Care Plans

To provide high quality caseload management including high quality case records, ensuring adherence to professional best practice.

Partnerships

To carry out responsibilities, as a Consultant, for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties and to work in close co-operation with local authority staff and other clinical colleagues

To promote close collaboration between community paediatrics, hospital paediatric services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

To work in partnership with Education and Social Services colleagues to ensure child health needs are effectively met

To occasionally attend multidisciplinary support pathways / panels for children with significant needs in order to provide a joined up approach

Audit Research and Professional Development

To offer professional advice to the Clinical Director, Bridgewater Medical Director, Trust Board and partner agencies on areas of responsibility as required.

To take part in service planning and service development in conjunction with the Clinical Director in Paediatrics, the Assistant Director and Clinical Manager for Child & Family Services, other Senior Clinicians and Managers to provide an efficient surveillance screening and prevention for children.

To continue with his/her professional development and maintain good standing with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

To participate in identifying individual developmental needs through appraisal and professional development planning, including job planning.

To take part in appraisal and job planning of junior medical staff when required by the Clinical Director

To be involved in the clinical management and administration of the Community Paediatric service when required

To take a lead role in implementation of national guidance and auditing with respect to a specialist area of interest and to compliment the development of the service

To participate in own departmental audits and supervise junior staff in audit.

To encourage appropriate research within the Service supported by the Trust.

Training & Teaching

To participate in the training of Nurses, Therapists, Education and Social Services staff and voluntary groups and other staff as appropriate.

To participate in medical and postgraduate training when required by the organisation

To undertake safeguarding training at level 4, which will include the training required at levels 1-3.

Accountability and Review

The Consultant Community Paediatrician is responsible to the Clinical Director in Community Paediatrics and accountable to Bridgewater Medical Director and ultimately to the Trust Board. Appropriate job plans will be reviewed / agreed with the Consultant on an annual basis by the Clinical Director

Terms of Service

This post is subject to national terms and conditions of service under the conditions of the Consultant Contract 2003.

Applicants for this post are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1972 and are required to declare prosecutions or convictions including those considered spent under this Act.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the post. In consultation with the post holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the service.

Where clinical training falls on non SPA sessions clinical duties will be rescheduled to facilitate clinical delivery to ensure yearly DCC are attained.

DCC is direct clinical activity. 1 PA clinic generates 1 PA admin for dictation / paperwork and ongoing case management. Additional DCC will include allocated time for telephone clinics and prescription rota .

AR is additional responsibility for a lead role for the Department to be arranged depending on service need taking into consideration the Consultants particular interest. There will be agreed objectives and outputs that will be evaluated as part of the regular job planning process.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of Community Paediatrics including safeguarding children in order to meet college requirements Is able to demonstrate the competencies equivalent to higher specialist training in Community Child Health Able to prioritise workload effectively to manage targets within defined timescales

Desirable

Experience in other areas relevant to child health child mental health, obstetrics, public health, general practice Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit

Sponsorship

Essential

Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable), please state this on your application form

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Able to work unsupervised and make expert clinical decisions. Good written and oral communication skills Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively Demonstrates advanced knowledge of national safeguarding practice Demonstrates knowledge of strategies for safeguarding management across the health community Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team Participation in departmental teaching Understanding of management issues including medical discipline: clinical governance, service planning Ability to support specialty grade and associate specialists

Desirable

Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary group Understanding of the roles of other professionals Ability to communicate effectively verbally, report writing, thesis Knowledge of Code of Practice and Education legislation Formal training in teaching methods: demonstrated ability in teaching / training

Relations

Essential

If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship in your application form.

Other

Essential

The ability to travel independently across the organisation The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs On rare occasions there are parental / professional training sessions that occur at evenings or weekends. The post holder would receive significant notice of these events

Qualifications

Essential

MRCP, MRCPCH by Examination or equivalent Full GMC registration On Specialist Register of the GMC or within six months of anticipated CCT or CESR CP on date of interview

Desirable

Higher degree MSc MD or other higher degree DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas ADOS / Disco training CCT in CCH

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