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Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Paediatrics
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (structured programme of 10 PA's)
Job ref: 825-6529233-OPS
Site: Stepping Stones Town, Telford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/01/2025
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Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Community Paediatrician for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (SCHT) based in Shrewsbury.
This exciting opportunity is available due to the previous post holder retiring. If you are enthusiastic, experienced and passionate about Children and Young People and being part of a supportive and friendly team, then we would welcome your application. We are a progressive team working within a newly formed integrated care system with lots of opportunities for partnership working. Our staff turnover rates are low. You will be well supported by experienced team members and there is regular CPD with neighbouring Trusts. You will be carrying out child development/neurodisability work within a friendly, passionate team dedicated to providing high quality care for our patients.
The appointee must be able to travel to meet the requirements of the job and will be eligible for a car through the Trust's lease car scheme, details of which will be available to the successful applicant.
* 10 PA's
Main duties of the job
The Trust has been rated as GOOD across all the services it provides.
There are no acute on-call commitments.
Opportunity to develop specialist interest speciality will be encouraged.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with Community Nursing Staff, Allied Health and Education Professionals, and Social Workers.
The post holder is expected to provide clinical leadership for Specialist Trainees on rotation in community paediatrics.
Participate in a week-day 9 am to 5 pm Safeguarding Child Protection on-call rota. This is supported by regular Child Protection Supervision and Peer Review. Frequency would be 1:6.
Good co-operative and joint working is in place across disciplines and between partners within the Integrated Care System.
We would welcome any enquiries to visit the service and meet the team; this can be facilitated in person or via Microsoft Teams.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life and a good work-life/home-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the role, please find the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
* Full GMC registration and licence to practice. On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR-CP in Paediatrics.
* Capable to work at Consultant level in Community Child Health.
* Experience in Child Protection/ Safeguarding to at least Level 3 competencies.
Experience
* At least 2 years general professional training in Paediatrics.
* Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to Higher Specialist Paediatric Training including usually 3 years in Community Child Health (usually after 5 years of Higher Specialist Training in total).
Knowledge and Skills
* BLS skills appropriate for a Community Paediatrician.
* Ability to work on own initiative unsupervised and make decisions.
* Be able to recognise child abuse and neglect, communicate and document findings and concerns.
* Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively.
* Evidence of achievement of level 3 competencies in Community Child Health.
* Clinical Governance experience including audit and clinical risk management.
* Participation in research or clinical audit.
* Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching/training skills.
Management
* Understanding of management issues and service planning.
* Willingness to lead service developments.
* Willingness to take responsibility for own practice.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For further information please contact:
Name: Luisa Guglielmoni
Job title: Locality Clinical Manager (Community Paediatrics)
Email address: luisa.guglielmoni@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07979801838
Name: Dr Diane Short, Consultant Paediatrician, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Children and Families Services
Tel: 01743 450800
Email: diane.short2@nhs.net
Name: Dr Mahadeva Ganesh MD Paeds, MRCP, MRCPCH, MSc Audiology, DCH, Medical Director/Consultant Paediatrician, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Tel: 07815461571
Email: mahadeva.ganesh@nhs.net
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