Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health

Transformationunitgm; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Lincolnshire seeks an enthusiastic Consultant Community Paediatrician with full GMC registration. Candidates should have extensive paediatric experience, including safeguarding and ADHD assessment. The role offers flexible working options and a supportive team environment focused on delivering outstanding patient care. This opportunity is perfect for individuals committed to making a positive impact in the community and enhancing healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Financial support and benefits

Qualifications

• Broad training and experience in paediatrics/community child health.
• Ability to demonstrate flexible service delivery.
• Experience of clinic audit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver secondary care consultant-led service in community paediatrics.
• Support personal and professional development within a team.
• Conduct safeguarding medicals and assessments for ADHD and Autism.

Skills

Safeguarding medicals

ADHD and Autism assessment and Management

Clinical audit understanding

Clinical risk management

Research application to practice

Departmental teaching

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Written and oral communication

Independent work

Effective team leadership

Education

Full GMC registration

Specialist Register for Community Child Health

Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric Neurodisability

Tools

MS Office

SystmOne

Job description

Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred –Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety –Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence –Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion –Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect –Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow forabilityli>
• NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change). For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Community Paediatrician, with full GMC registration and entry onto the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, with broad training and experience in Paediatrics / Community Child Health. Applicants should have the ability to demonstrate a flexible approach and attitude to the delivery of services.

Evidence of experience and qualities in the following areas is essential.

• Experience in safeguarding medicals and in ADHD and Autism assessment and Management
• Experience in ADHD and Autism assessment and Management.
• Experience in safeguarding medicals
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Experience in departmental teaching

Main duties of the job

The Community Paediatric Service in Lincolnshire is part of a combined Children’s Service provided by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive range of services to the local population of 680,000.

The Community Paediatric Service is part of the family health division and 9 consultants (including this post) provide a secondary care consultant led service delivered by experienced doctors trained in paediatrics and child health with specialist skills in:

• Child Development
• Childhood Disabilities
• Safeguarding Children
• SUDIC
• End of Life care clinical support

In return, we will support your personal development and continued professional development, and offer you to be part of our team. The NHS also offers one of the most competitive benefits package with regards to Annual Leave, Pensions and a comprehensive range of NHS Discounts.

Working for our organisation

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. We provide a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to over 800,000 people across the county of Lincolnshire. We operate 4 hospital sites and deliver services in a range of other settings; we employ around 7,800 staff, and have a turnover in excess of £400m per annum.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will assist new employees, who are eligible, with relocation expenses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• On Specialist Register for speciality or working towards CCT or CESR
• Sub speciality recognition in Community Child Health or Paediatric Neurodisability
• Postgrad Diploma in Paediatric Neurodisability

Experience

• Broad training and experience in paediatrics/community child health
• Experience in ADHD and Autism assessment and Management
• Experience in safeguarding medicals
• Previous Participation in SUDIC rotas

Skills and Qualities

• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach and attitude to the delivery of services and working pattern
• Ability to demonstrate effective team leadership skills
• Competent user of MS Office
• Experience of using SystmOne

Other Criteria

• Experience of clinic audit
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

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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.

Dr Sarala Gandhi - Consultant Community Paediatrics and Clinical Lead.
[emailprotected]
07723 081483