Job summary
We welcome expressions of interest for this exciting opportunity for a substantive consultant appointment.
The post-holder will have a 10 PA contract (requests for part-time working would be considered) with a focus on school-age referrals (ADHD and ASD) as well as a special school clinic. There is flexibility in the job plan, and informal discussions would be welcome. An interest in safeguarding, progressing to the Named Doctor role, would be welcome.
We are a team of 6 consultant community paediatricians, 2 specialist doctors and 4 speciality doctors, as well as a community grid trainee SpR post. Also part of the team are a clinical psychologist, assistant psychologist, ASD pathway practitioner, OTs and physios, and we work closely with speech and language therapy and educational psychology partners. There are good links with social care, local education authorities and the ICB.
Participation in the out-of-hours Child Protection on-call rota (currently 1 in 6) would be negotiable depending on the individual circumstances of the applicant.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake the assessment of outpatient referrals of school age children with suspected neurodevelopmental difficulties, particularly ADHD and ASD.
2. Provide ongoing management to children and young people with a range of disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders
3. Take on direct responsibility for the care of children with learning and physical disabilities at a local Special School
4. Participate in the existing Safeguarding on-call rota, including for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse in-hours (additional training is available if required) and child death. Whilst the rota is currently a 1:6, the individual contribution could be discussed at pre-interview discussions and would be negotiated at job-planning.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
5. MRCPCH or equivalent
6. Full GMC Registration
7. CCT in Community/General Paediatrics or eligible for above within 6 months of appointment.
Experience
Essential
8. Wide community Paediatric experience including Neurodisability
9. Experience teaching Medical Students
Desirable
10. 12 months training and/or experience in Paediatric Neurodisability