This is a replacement Speciality Doctor post in Community Paediatrics, working within the Community/Neurodisability team at the Child Development Centre at Poole Hospital. The successful applicant will join a team of 7 Consultants, 2 Specialists and 4 Speciality Doctors, with close links with the acute paediatricians working in the hospital. There is a planned contract of 10 programmed activities in Community Paediatrics but applicants wishing to work part-time will be considered.
The post holder will be expected to:
· Support a community base, delivering predominantly pre-school-age developmental assessments
· Work in the Looked After Children service, performing Initial Health Assessments
· Hold responsibility for a local school for children with moderate learning disabilities
· Opportunity to support a local enuresis service
· Additional interests could be catered for, including medical education, palliative care or Safeguarding as examples.
There is no on-call element to this post.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during 2026/27, when thisrole and base of work may relocate tothe Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
This is a replacement Speciality Doctor post in Community Paediatrics, working within the Community/Neurodisability team at the Child Development Centre at Poole Hospital. The successful applicant will join a team of 7 Consultants, 2 Specialists and 4 Speciality Doctors, with close links with the acute paediatricians working in the hospital. There is a planned contract of 10 programmed activities in Community Paediatrics but applicants wishing to work part-time will be considered.
The post holder will be expected to:
· Support a community base, delivering predominantly pre-school-age developmental assessments
· Work in the Looked After Children service, performing Initial Health Assessments
· Hold responsibility for a local school for children with moderate learning disabilities
· Opportunity to support a local enuresis service
· Additional interests could be catered for, including medical education, palliative care or Safeguarding as examples.
There is no on-call element to this post.
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024
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