Specialty Doctor in Community Child Health
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area: Paediatrics Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref: 344-5253MEDWCY
Site: Kent and Canterbury Hospital Town: Canterbury Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 11/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
You will be based at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, and will be involved in the care of children and families from the Canterbury locality. You will share responsibility with other Consultants in Canterbury for supervising the Specialty doctor. You will have shared responsibility with Consultant colleagues for Neuro-disability including Autism assessments. There will also be the opportunity to develop a specialist interest dependant on experience, and opportunity to link into the Evelina Children’s Hospital.
Main duties of the job
• On Call Arrangements: N/A
• Non-Emergency Work in Premium Time: N/A
• This post attracts 10.0 PA.
Example duties (with approximate time allocation):
Monthly Duties:
• 5 PAs/ week – direct patient care/ outpatient clinics - general clinics, Look After Children IHAs, and Physical Abuse Medicals with an opportunity to include a specialist MDA Clinic (ASD assessments for children under 8 years of age).
• 4 PAs/week - administration work directly related to clinical care.
• 1 PA/week – Supporting Professional Activity (SPA). To include attendance at peer review/ CME.
We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment, and review it with you after three months and then annually – so you can keep the perfect fit.
We will also provide the essential resources to support you in your duties, including administrative support.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* MB CHB
* Full GMC Registration
Skills and Experience
* 4 years post-graduation experience, which must include 2 years in paediatrics
* Basic IT Skills
* Ability to assess normal child and recognise and appropriately manage abnormality.
* Training in ASD tool e.g. ADI, ADOS.
* Experience in Behavioural paediatrics.
* Experience in Child Protection.
Clinical Governance
* Knowledge of principles of clinical governance and appraisals.
Personal/Professional Attributes
* Effective Communicator and team player.
* Self-Motivated to be able to develop their specialty.
* Ability to adapt to changing roles and clinical practice.
Other requirements
* Candidates must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer-facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
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