Consultant in Community Paediatrics

Buckshealthcare; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Community Paediatrician to join their team in Buckinghamshire. This role involves delivering paediatric services to children and families, offering general clinics and participating in multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have MRCPCH, full GMC registration, and a caring attitude towards patients. The position supports professional development and aims at providing a supportive working environment. Additionally, applicants should be flexible and capable of managing time effectively.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Demonstrated competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training.
• Capable of travelling as required for the role.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and appropriate immigration status.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community paediatric services to children and families.
• Provide general clinics and neurodevelopmental MDT inputs.
• Support special schools and manage special interests.

Skills

Time management

Caring attitude

Flexible approach

Education

MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

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Job overview

Are you interested in working in a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team focused on new ways of working using all of the strengths of the team?

Are you willing to flex and work differently to achieve the best for our population?

Why not consider this role which is based in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, working across the county of Buckinghamshire.

This post is designed to strengthen the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) Community Paediatric department. You will join the existing team of Community Paediatricians at BHT to deliver community paediatric services to the children and families covered by the ICB in Buckinghamshire. You will spend approximately one day a week working on your negotiated special interest aligned to supporting the team’s strategic objectives. If you do not have a particular special interest, this time will be filled through the provision of general paediatric clinics or other service provision. The service has undergone extensive transformation and now has a comprehensive multi-professional team offering a supportive working environment. Team colleagues include pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, therapists and GPs. We will support and help you build your career aspirations in line with our service needs and would anticipate that you will enjoy a long and rewarding career within our service.

Pending Job Description approval

Main duties of the job

The role will offer the range of community paediatric inputs including general clinics, neurodevelopmental MDT, Children Looked After clinics. There may be additional variety to the role through support to special schools and through any special interest the candidate may offer.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role will join the existing team to deliver community paediatric services to the children and families in Buckinghamshire.

The Community Paediatricians in the North of the county are currently based in the offices at Rayners Hedge, Croft Road in Aylesbury. The Community Paediatricians in the South are based in the offices at Wycombe Hospital, Abbey Place and at Haleacre Unit in Amersham. The children and young people services – physio and occupational therapists, health visiting teams, school nurses, safeguarding nursing team, child health are also based in Amersham, although work across the county.

The admin support team is based at Haleacre Unit in Amersham and works across the county. This is a comprehensive team which is integral to the smooth running of the service.

The Community Paediatric team includes GPs with an interest in community paediatrics, a team of psychologists and a community pharmacy team. In addition we have nursing input from the school nursing team to undertake measurements in school for children on medication. A strong administration team offers excellent support.

Person specification

• • MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. • Full GMC registration. • On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
• • Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
• • Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
• • Flexible approach, understanding the work may vary year to year
• • Caring attitude to patients, carers, and colleagues
• • Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including travel requirements
• • Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

Experience

• Able to demonstrate a current strong interest in Community Paediatrics
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. • Full GMC registration. • On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.

PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel