Consultant Community Paediatrician (Consultant) - Community Paediatrics - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – Conwy, Conwy
Due to service development and reconfiguration, a post has become available in the North Wales Central Community Paediatric Service. Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Community Child Health within Conwy and Denbighshire, to assist in providing specialist child health services across Conwy and Denbighshire. The successful candidate will join a team of 3 other Community and 8 Acute Consultant General Paediatricians and 7 Consultant Neonatologists to provide integrated and comprehensive child health services across the Conwy and Denbighshire areas of North Wales.
The successful applicant will work with the other community paediatricians to develop integrated Child Health Services in the Health Board. The post is mainly clinical, with a teaching/supervision component. Proposed areas of clinical responsibility for the team are outlined below and subject to discussion with the successful candidate and depending on expertise. The post holder will share the duties below with the existing Consultants and their teams, each leading on agreed aspects of the work.
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The successful candidate will have responsibility for community paediatric services within Denbighshire and some service provision to Conwy as well. The new post holder will work with a team of community paediatricians to provide this population-based paediatric service.
The successful applicant will be expected to be actively involved in the clinical governance programme of the department, providing support to undergraduate and postgraduates as necessary.
The Consultant Paediatrician will ensure maintenance of relevant skills through continuing professional development with an annual appraisal.
The Consultant Paediatrician will provide clinical supervision for other community paediatricians and clinical and educational supervision for specialist paediatric trainees.
The Consultant Paediatrician will participate in the relevant children’s management meetings for the service.
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
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