Consultant Community Paediatrician
British Medical Journal
- Blackpool
- £99,532-131,964 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
Job responsibilitiesThe post holder will cover a catchment of schools within the Blackpool area, joining colleagues with catchments in Fylde and Wyre. They will see children in school age community clinics, as well accepting neurodevelopmental pathway referrals from these areas with administrative and clinical support from the neurodevelopmental team. Time is provided in the job plan for pathway panel meetings and panel feedback. The post holder will also attend the child developmental centre twice a week, contributing to the pre-school age service and therefore offering a varied clinical caseload as part of this exciting new opportunity.The postholder will also work in the Blackpool school-aged setting as the link doctor covering a catchment of schools. Referrals for children within this catchment will be accepted, as well as specific referrals on the Neuro-developmental pathway from these same schools with support of the central ND admin and clinical team.For view of the full job description, please refer to the documents attached to this vacancy advertPerson Specification
Legal Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
- Higher degree (MD/PhD)
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- Has achieved the competencies relating to General Paediatric Training, usually after 2 years of 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)
- Experience of team working
- Experience in other areas relevant to Community Child Health e.g. paediatric neuro-disability including assessment and management of children with social communication disorders, child mental health, public health
- Evidence of standardised training in child development and neuro-disability tools e.g. ADOS, Griffiths
- Experience of working with looked-after, and children being considered for adoption
- Experience of working as a medical advisor for adoption panels
- Experience of working at strategic level
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
- Effective teaching skills Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
- Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations
- Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting
- Leadership skills- ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Computer and IT skills
- Educational qualification or working towards.
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- Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS
- Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants
- Participation in a management training course
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- Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit
- A proven track record in self- directed research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals