Locum Consultant Paediatric Audiovestibular Medicine
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This post is for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Audiovestibular (AVM) Physician. In recognition of the pivotal role of an AVM in providing holistic care for children and young people (CYP) with hearing and balance disorders, the paediatric audiology and AVM department is now a part of the Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics within the newly formed Women's and Children Division. This is a 0.5 WTE locum post with no on-call commitment.
In order to maintain the critical mass required for a high quality of care, paediatric audiology and AVM care is provided in a hub and spoke model over a wide geographical area with a population of just under one million. The team provides both secondary (Local Children's Hearing Service) as well as tertiary (Specialist Centre) Audio-vestibular care for children in the greater Preston and Chorley/South-Ribble area. The team works closely with ENT, Hospital and Community Paediatricians, Radiologists, Paediatric Neurologists, Geneticists, Cleft Surgeons, Ophthalmic Surgeons and others, who deliver a range of children's services across Lancashire.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the community services across Greater Preston, Blackpool, Chorley and South Ribble, Fylde and Wyre, and Morecambe Bay. They will:
1. Undertake specialist medical assessment, investigation and clinical management of children up to the age of 20 with hearing and balance disorders through designated clinics at Fulwood Audiology Clinic in Preston.
2. Undertake aetiological investigation of children diagnosed with permanent childhood hearing impairment in line with the NICE accredited guidelines from the British Association of Audio-vestibular Physician (BAAP).
3. Provide medical opinion for children seen in the department by non-medical paediatric audiologists, requiring medical advice not previously anticipated.
4. Contribute to the multidisciplinary assessment and management process involving one or more other disciplines.
5. Arrange suitable surveillance for children with high risk of hearing and balance disorders, following established guidelines.
About us
Child Health Clinical Business Unit
Paediatric Audiology and Audiovestibular Medicine is part of the Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric department which sits within the Child Health Clinical Business Unit along with General Paediatrics and Neonatology. The acute children's unit is based at the Royal Preston Hospital for the federated districts of Preston and Chorley, with a combined population of 390,000. All paediatric inpatient services are located on the first floor of the Royal Preston Hospital (64 beds) with neonatal services located in a unit (Sharoe Green Unit). There is a purpose-built paediatric outpatient unit on the Royal Preston Hospital site.
Royal Preston Hospital is the base for two tertiary paediatric neurologists. They also cover the whole of Lancashire by outreach clinics.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
What we can offer Job Plan/On-call Requirements The Team
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* MBBS or equivalent
* MRCP/MRCS/MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
* On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR-CP in AVM or Paediatrics (AVM SPIN)
* MSc, Post graduate Diploma, or other higher degree in Audiovestibular Medicine
Experience
* Broad knowledge of audiovestibular medicine
* Clinical experience of working with children with audio-vestibular problems
* Experience in other areas relevant to Community Child Health e.g., Child Mental Health, General Practice, Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Neuro-disability, Public Health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Paediatric Audiovestibular Medicine
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata
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