Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics
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Overview
The Community Paediatric Neurodevelopmental Service is seeking 1 part-time Specialist Community Paediatrician. The ideal applicant will have experience of all aspects of community paediatrics including child development, ASD, ADHD, neuro disability, Children Looked After, children in need and children with special educational needs. You will have an ability to work independently, but within a supportive team. Multiagency and multidisciplinary working is expected and encouraged. An area of special interest to complement those already available in the Department would be welcomed and can be discussed. You will have ready access to senior opinion when required. Additional training will be made available for any areas a successful candidate has less experience of. Career progression will be supported and encouraged via a named supervisor, mentoring, annual appraisal and job planning. There are no on-call or acute responsibilities attached to this post. However, there are opportunities to interact with acute colleagues based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, and with colleagues in South Cumbria, thus ensuring an integrated approach to child health. We have good links with our therapy colleagues, integrated children\'s community nursing team (via UHMB) and our colleagues in School nursing and Health visiting (via Virgin Care) and Education.
Main duties of the job
Within UHMBFT, Children and Young People\'s (CYP) Services are integrated within the Medicine, Emergency Care and Children\'s Services (MECCS) Division. Leadership and support is provided through a robust management and governance structure. The CYP team provides hospital-based acute paediatric care, neonatal services, scheduled day case and outpatient care, and safeguarding / child-protection expertise. UHMBT covers North Lancashire and South Cumbria. In North Lancashire, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBFT) is responsible for the provision of community paediatric services in the Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area.
In addition to our vacancies we have 3 Community Paediatric Consultants, one Associate Specialist (shared with acute services), and one Specialty Doctor who have a range of interests including Autism, ADHD, Neurodisability and Looked After Children. We have 2 Paediatric trainees from the North West Deanery working with us in Community Paediatrics. A number of our consultants hold acute clinics in addition to providing clinics in the community.
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of appointment
* Medical Degree from a recognised university
* Training in General Paediatrics with community special interest or additional experience at middle grade level or above
* Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework
* Level 2 Child Protection Training
Desirable
* Level 3 Child Protection Training
* Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (or equivalent) or Diploma in Child Health
Experience
Essential
* Completed a minimum of 12 years\' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification, with a minimum of six years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades.
* Equivalent years\' experience in relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will be accepted.
* Broad experience of community paediatric problems including child development, ASD, ADHD, Neurodisability, Children in Care, medical advice for special educational needs and child protection.
Desirable
* Experience in other areas relevant to Community Child Health (e.g., General Practice, Child Mental Health, Public Health, Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Neurodisability).
Professional Values & Behaviours
* Critically assesses own learning needs and ensures a personal development plan reflects both clinical practice and the relevant generic capabilities to lead and develop the service.
* Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework.
* Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent autonomous practitioner.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
* Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns through clinical governance systems where necessary.
* Collaborates with MDT and interprofessional teams to manage risks and issues across organisations and settings.
* Evaluates and audits own and others\' clinical practice and acts on findings.
Leadership & Teamworking
* Awareness of leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour.
Details
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Part-time
Salary £100,870 to £111,441 a year Per annum pro rata
Job locations Longlands Child Development Centre, Lancaster, LA1 4RP
Employer details
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Longlands Child Development Centre
Lancaster
LA1 4RP
Employer's website: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk
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