Job summary
Community Paediatrics Consultant
Women and Children Care Division
Consultant
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a Community Paediatrics Consultantwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The Swale Community Paediatrics Service manages children with a range of clinical presentations which include:
Neurodevelopmental and neurodisability
Behavioural disorders including; Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and ADHD
This a 10 PA role where the successful applicant will play a crucial role in leading the team to continue to deliver a high standard of care as well as providing strategic lead in driving service improvement in the context of recent changes to commissioning landscape. The latter promises to improve the integration of patient care across providers and allied organisation in the domain of community child health. The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director for the Children and Young People Care Group.
Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
1. to provide Community paediatric care in out-patient services (without need for out of hours cover.)
2. to provide Community Paediatric care as part of a multidisciplinary team
3. by arrangement to cover colleagues during periods of annual and study leave
4. administrative duties include those associated with the care of the patients and the running of the clinical department
5. help in the supervision and teaching of nursing and junior medical staff
6. participate actively in quality improvement activity/ clinical audit and implement its results
7. the post-holder will undertake, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in emergency and unforeseen circumstances as are essential for continuity of patient care
8. abiding by the clinical and corporation governance policies of the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
9. MRCPCH or equivalent. Full GMC registration.
10. On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR-CP in Paediatrics.
Desirable
11. Higher degree (Ms, MD, PhD)
12. DCH, MBA or any other relevant diplomas.
13. CCT or equivalent of subspeciality in Community Child Health
Experience
Essential
14. Achieved competencies relating to General Paediatric Training.
15. Achieved competencies equivalent to higher specialist Peadiatric
16. Training including 3 years in Community child health.
Desirable
17. Experinece in other areas realting to community child health including: Gp, child mental health, public health, Peadiatric neurology or neurodisability, eneuresis management and sleep disorders.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
18. Work unsupervised and make descisions
19. Skilled in working with multidisciplinary teams. Achieve level 3 competencies in community child health.
Desirable
20. Lead multidisciplinary teams.