Clinical Responsibilities: The post holder will work in all aspects of Community Paediatrics, suited to their experience and competencies and the priorities of service provision. The post holder will undertake assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental concerns and safeguarding. Undertake neurodevelopmental assessments including for Autism and Social Communication Disorders. Participate in the consultant-led Child Protection rota. Undertake health assessments for Looked After Children and provide written reports as appropriate. Support and advice colleagues in the clinical assessment and care of children and young people, whilst being clear about others personal clinical professional accountability. Provision of supervision to trainees and specialist doctors and extended members of the clinical team including clinical nurse specialists and AHPs. General responsibilities To participate in clinical supervision and continuing professional development of both career and training grade medical staff To work with Community Paediatric services and Childrens Community Services Directorate to meet service commitments and needs of children and families. To develop care pathways across the acute and community services To participate in the development of Specialist Child Health Services in collaboration with other members of the management team To support the collection of relevant information on the work of the medical team, detailing the work of the service for stakeholders. To liaise with other agencies on clinical and operational matters relevant to the work of the service. Provide advice and signposting to other professionals about legal processes, key research and policy documents. Liaise with professional leads from other agencies, such as Education and Childrens Social care. Research To participate in the departmental research planning and implementation Interest in relevant areas of research will be encouraged. Performance Management To work with clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: Clinical efficiency and Quality of outcomes Timely completion and correction of reports Medical Education & Teaching: To take part in clinical and educational supervision of post graduate trainees. To participate in the medical student training programme. To plan and deliver training for GP trainees and other post-graduate teaching. Contribute to the delivery of training for health staff and inter-agency training. Work with leads to identify and support training needs. Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance: Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented. Work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated. Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas. To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by medical staff and updated on a regular basis. Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director. To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director. To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team. Continuing Professional Development: Attend relevant local, regional, and national continuing professional development activities to maintain competence. Meet the organisations requirements for training attendance. Receive regular supervision and undertake reflective practice. Policy, Planning and Management: Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service Comply with all Trust policies