Community Paediatrics Specialty Doctor

1 week ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a permanent Full time Equivalent Speciality Doctor working at ST5 or above to support the Community Paediatric Department.

Gateshead Community Paediatric team are integrated with the broader Paediatric Department working in Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The job consists mainly of delivering weekly outpatient clinics and working as part of a multi -disciplinary team.

There are no out of hours on call commitments.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will manage a caseload of children with a range of developmental and learning needs, conducting appropriate assessments, giving diagnoses where appropriate, and providing advice and management of associated health complaints. They will liaise with professionals from across agencies involved in the childs care to promote the best possible outcomes.

The successful applicant may have the opportunity to complete assessments for pre-school children (under 5 years) where there are concerns about possible Autism Spectrum Disorder as an appropriate neurodevelopmental diagnosis. These clinics will run jointly with a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist or Autism Care Co-ordinator. The post holder will have access to wider Multi-agency information about the child to support he clinic appointment. The post-holder, together with a Speech and Language Therapist or Care Co-ordinator, will be able to determine the appropriateness of an ASD diagnosis for the children seen, communicate the outcome verbally and in writing to the parents/carers and the wider MDT and be able to determine any appropriate next steps for the childs community paediatric follow-up.

There will be the opportunity for the successful applicant to develop an area of special interest within the Community Paediatric Service.

There may be opportunity for the successful applicant to carry out Initial Health Assessments for Children in Care.

There will be opportunities for the successful post-holder to undertake Quality Improvement activities relevant to their role and expertise.

The postholder will be allocated a clinical supervisor. We are keen to support career development for the postholder.

Further details can be found in the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Experience of Community Paediatrics

Desirable

UK experience
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