The purpose of this post is to provide a neurodisability paediatric consultant to further develop and lead within a subspecialty interest. The post holder will be expected to help provide clinical services for Gloucestershire, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with primary and tertiary care, as well as non-health agencies, to provide a seamless service. As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
* To ensure the provision of a first‑class clinical service, including safeguarding.
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies.
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans.
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children's Division or the Trust.
The medical team consists of consultants and specialty doctors, working alongside and supported by an established team of specialist nurses (epilepsy/neurodisability). We also have paediatric dietetics, home enteral feeding team and specialist respiratory nursing to support the care of our patients with complex chronic conditions. There is close collaboration with an active community children's nursing team and therapy teams employed by Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust. Many of our patients gain access to excellent Children's Hospices in our reach: ACORNs Worcester and Helen House Oxford, and the James Hopkins Trust for our young children with respite needs. There is a current service review of palliative care provision. Children with learning disability have access to specialist learning disability nursing support (delivered by Gloucestershire Health and Care).
Over recent years, neurodisability services in Gloucestershire have evolved to include and develop close working relationships with the following:
* Clinics centrally at CGH and GRH, and outreach clinics covering the breadth of the county, providing clinic opportunities close to home for most families. Close collaborative working with special needs schools.
* Neonatal follow up programme for at‑risk neonates.
* Local genetic services, including specialist neuro‑genetics and genomics.
* Specialist MDT feeding clinic.
* Paediatric epilepsy service.
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