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Consultant Community Paediatrician (Looked after children)
The closing date is 18 April 2026
This post will be accountable to the Associate Medical Director for Children's Physical health services, Dr Anita Morgan through the Medical Lead, Dr Hannah Fallon. Supervision of the post will sit with the Medical Lead as line manager.
The Post-holder will provide senior clinical leadership to the wider multi-disciplinary team and work closely with the ward manager and leads to enhance effective service delivery.
The Trust expects consultants to take a leadership role and be involved with management within their clinical teams and that they should work with other senior clinical team members
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the role will be:
* The role includes general community paediatrics outpatient clinics, child developmental assessment including assessment for neurodevelopmental conditions and health promotion.
* The post holder will contribute to specialist clinics for children in care.
* This role includes the assessment for children in care, writing of pre-adoption medical reports and contribute to medical advice for adoption.
* This role has the scope to develop a special interest further in improving health outcomes for this vulnerable population.
* The post holder is responsible for Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness which includes the liaison with statutory authorities regarding SEND, CIC, child protection and child death in accordance with holistic care and best practice.
* There is an in hours on-call rota for child protection physical abuse medical assessments and contribution to formulating risk with the multiagency team for Coventry and Rugby.
* The post holder will join the consultant team in the leadership of the directorate in the delivery of clinical care of children, and be an active part in the ongoing service transformation which will includer the development of new integrated clinical pathways.
* The post holder will have a role within the team for assessment of referrals, with attendance at triage meetings and or individual triage.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with uso excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
* Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
* Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
* Staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job responsibilities
Criteria to apply include GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register or within 6 months of CCT.
For more information on this role please see the attached job description and person specification. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* CCT accreditation (or within 3 months of interview) or equivalent
* GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in psychiatry
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Training and experience in working with children and young people with learning disabilities
* Experience in using recognised assessment tools for the diagnosis of learning disorders and the holistic management of such conditions
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.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
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