consultant London, England
Job description
Due to retirement of the current post holder, we are inviting applications for a Consultant Community Paediatrician to work in the Brent Community Paediatric team.
This advert is for a full time (10 PA) role however we also welcome part time applicants as the job plan can be configured according to applicant experience and interest within the scope of the clinical requirements within the service.
All Consultant Community Paediatrician’s job plans include neuro-disability / CDC clinics, child protection medicals, Education Health and Care Plan assessments, social communication assessments and trainee supervision and support. This role also includes dedicated PAs to cover the roles of Medical Advisor for Adoption and Named Doctor for Safeguarding.
As Medical Advisor for Adoption you will be working alongside a colleague who fulfils the Medical Advisor for Fostering role and as Named Doctor for Safeguarding you will be working closely with a newly developed role for a Nurse Consultant for Safeguarding.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic paediatrician to join our well-established and friendly team of experienced community paediatricians. Excellent paediatric clinical skills and written and verbal communication are essential, as is strong team working.
The Brent Community Paediatric Team sits within Brent Children’s Clinical Services Unit (CSU) alongside other specialist services including Children’s Community Nursing, Special School Nursing, Looked After Children, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy as well as universal services such as School Nursing and Health Visiting.
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
- The main purpose of this job is to provide a range of community based medical health services for Children and Young People (CYP) who are registered with a Brent GP, and safeguarding medical assessments for children who are referred by Brent Local Authority.
- The post holder will independently manage a caseload of new and review CYP and provide a CYP centred service in the areas of child development, neuro-disability, social communication assessments for children under 5 years and statutory assessments of Special Education Needs (EHCP Needs assessments).
- The post holder will take an active role, together with colleagues, in seeing CYP where there are child protection concerns. The post holder will undertake safeguarding medical assessments for CYP who are referred by Brent Local Authority and share the child protection medical on call rota with colleagues during working hours of Mon-Fri, 9-5pm.
