Consultant in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability Haywards Heath, England
Job description
The community paediatric team is based at Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, and LAC health teams. There are close links with CAMHS, University Hospitals Sussex, Education and Social Services within West Sussex Council. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The team have always placed an emphasis on innovation and service development on multidisciplinary level for example establishing a tiered approach to autism assessment.
West Sussex has a well-developed LAC health team. IHAs are undertaken by doctors in the CDC. The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The department has led a number of national research studies including how to improve autism diagnostic services, how digital technology can be used to aid diagnosis and deliver therapy, and how to improve outcomes for children in care.
There is an active regional research network and research activity is encouraged and the post holder will be actively encouraged to develop their own research interests. The Sussex Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Centre is located on the same site as the Brighton and Hove Child development centre. The successful applicant can choose to join the daytime and weekend rota for this service, with training provided if required. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of NHS community health services across Brighton and Hove and West Sussex.
We are looking for a candidate who is innovative and flexible, is committed to multidisciplinary working and will actively participate in developing new approaches to the delivery of high quality child health services. Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview. Please refer to job description and person specification. Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Naomi Elson, Medical Lead (01444 414100) or email: [email protected]
