Specialty Doctor Grade in Community Paediatrics

Specialty Doctor Grade in Community Paediatrics

The Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor Grade Community Paediatrician.

The post holder will be based in the Erewash or Amber Valley area of Derbyshire. As part of the community paediatric team, they will provide community child health services in clinics (and other venues when appropriate). This work will include the following:

1. Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability.
2. Providing paediatric links with school nurses to local schools, nurseries and social services' children's establishments within the locality.
3. Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports.

The post holder will join a friendly and supportive team of nine Consultants, seven Specialty Doctor Grade/Associate Specialist doctors and two trainees in community paediatrics. We continue to look at ways to evolve our service to improve joined up care and develop new interdisciplinary ways of working, and are looking for enthusiastic and motivated candidates to join us in this.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have a main base in either the Erewash or Amber Valley area and be accountable to the patch consultant. As part of the community paediatric team, they will provide generic community child health services in clinics (and other venues when appropriate).

Involvement in child protection work on a rota basis during working hours is part of the role but there will be no acute on-call or out of hours work.

Basic training in community paediatrics, including Safeguarding, is available as required so candidates with no more than the essential requirements in the person specification are encouraged to apply. We actively encourage personal and professional development within the service.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible.
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training.
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits.
• Health service discounts and online benefits.
• Incremental pay progression.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7.
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities.
• Structured learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

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Local Generic duties

The post-holder will have a main base and will carry out clinics in several localities and be accountable to the supervising consultant. As part of the community paediatric team, they will provide generic community child health services in clinics (and other venues when appropriate).

This work will include the following:

1. Seeing children and their families referred for further assessment of complex problems. This will include child development, social, neurodevelopmental and educational paediatrics.
2. Providing paediatric linkage via public health nurses to local schools, nurseries and social services children's establishments within the locality.
3. Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on case management, and the preparation of reports.
4. If suitably trained and experienced, the post-holder will participate in a rota system for assessing children referred by social care services under child protection procedures with possible physical abuse.
5. One session per week of protected time will be included within the job plan, and a consultant is always available for support.
6. This work does not include an out of hours commitment although it may sometimes extend into early evening.

Person Specification

• GMC registration.
• Experience in Paediatrics.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Experience of working in child protection.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Consultant Paediatrician Clinical Director