COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR (THURROCK)

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Grays; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 108,000; Part time

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Main area: mental health

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 8 sessions per week

Job ref: 395-MED139-25

Site: Gifford House, Long Lane, Town Grays, Essex

Salary: £96,990 - £107,155 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/05/2025 23:59

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.

Job overview

COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GRADE DOCTOR

(THURROCK, RM16 2PX)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Contract: Substantive

Hours: 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 6 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).

Location: Gifford House, Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Mastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• At least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).
• Knowledge and training in Child safeguarding
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training.

Main duties of the job

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care
• Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care
• To be a team player

Working for our organisation

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across South West Essex
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member while allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

Person specification

• GMC: Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Knowledge: Mastery in the management of a broad range of physical health conditions in babies, children, and young people, including neurodevelopmental disorders
• Experience: At least 4 years post graduate training including 2 years community paediatrics (or demonstrate equivalent experience and competences).

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities.