Job summary
We are seeking to appoint dynamic and enthusiastic candidates to the position Consultant for the Enfield Community Paediatric Service.
All applicants are required to have substantial clinical experience in Community Paediatrics and they should have relevant experience in the clinical management of children including those with neuro-developmental, emotional, behavioural and attachment difficulties, child protection, and adult health issues pertinent to parenting.
Although this post is advertised as full time in the first instance, we would welcome enquiries and applications from part time applicants. This is a permanent post within the Trust.
Please note this role is an on-site position with face to face clinics in the community setting. Administrative duties can be agreed to be worked off-site in agreement with departmental service needs and plans
We have a busy, dedicated paediatric child development service seeing hundred's of children in the local community of Enfield. The CDT is fully integrated with psychology, allied health professionals and nursing staff, based at Cedar House and within other community settings. The successful candidate will join a team of 5 Paediatric Consultants/Specialist Doctors and will undertake work in Community Paediatrics, Child Development Team (CDT).
Main duties of the job
All doctors are expected to contribute to the Child Development Team service delivery as a unified team and participate on a rotational basis to delivering services not viewed as their lead role, in order to prevent gaps in services and maintain professional knowledge and skills in the specialist area of Community Paediatrics. This includes participation on weekday/daytime roster for Child Protection Medical Examinations and regular scheduled clinics for Initial Health Assessments as part of our Looked After Children provision. The post holder will also be required to cover colleagues as and when necessary during planned or unplanned leave of absence.
The services have recently transferred to North Middlesex University Hospital and the Community Paediatric Consultants team is currently re-establishing itself.
Enfield Borough has a multi-ethnic population with a high index of deprivation. This is both a challenging and a rewarding setting to work in.
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, dynamic and are passionate about the children and families we support and the quality of care we provide. We welcome applications from individuals who possess excellent interpersonal skills and bedside manners.
All posts may be amenable to part time working and can be further discussed during the interview.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a team of 5 consultants and will undertake work in Community Paediatrics, Child Development Team (CDT).
Good negotiating and leadership skills and experience of multi-agency working at local and regional level are essential.
In addition the post holder will:
Provide senior clinician services to Community Paediatric Service as per job plan or as agreed within the Service.
Work with consultant/specialist colleagues, nursing staff and allied health professionals to ensure efficient use of Trusts resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality improvement projects in the service.
Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated sessions at the request of the Clinical Service Lead, as the need arises.
Actively participate in any teaching programme within the service and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
There is no on call requirement at night, although all post holders will participate in a daytime on call rota to deliver child protection medical examinations when required and rotational delivery of IHA's and chairing referral/intake meetings. Post holders will be expected to cover other DD duties in absence of the DD for planned or unplanned absences.
The CDT delivers various clinics such as General Development Clinic (GDC), Complex Needs Clinic (CNC), Down's Syndrome Clinic and a newly developed Neuro-developmental Pathway. We also deliver dedicated clinics in our Specialist Schools within the borough, and on-site presence is required for the role advertised.
Detailed job description attached.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
1. Full GMC registration
2. Full MRCP or equivalent
3. Eligible for full GMC registration and licence to practice.
4. MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent.
5. CCT or CESR-CP in Paediatrics or give evidence that he/she is expected to achieve equivalent within 6 months of the interview date.
6. Has achieved the competencies relating to General Paediatric Training, usually after 2 years of General Professional Training in Paediatrics
Desirable
7. MSc. in Community Child Health or paediatrics MD / PhD or other higher degree.
8. Working towards a post graduate qualification
9. NHS experience
10. Subspecialty accreditation in community child health
Experience
Essential
11. Experience of joint working with education and social services training and experience in assessment of Looked After Children.
12. Understanding of local authorities and other key agencies involved in the Looked After service.
13. Experience of providing supervision and training in LAC Relevant clinical experience in Looked After Children's work and the law applying to children and in the court process.