Description
We invite applications for a Consultant Community Paediatrician, with special interest in Children Looked After. The post holder will be part of the Barnet Community Consultant team at Edgware Community Hospital, with no resident on call.
This post is offered at 6PA per week, and will comprise a mixture of clinical work, including child development clinics, EHCP Assessments and Children Looked After Initial Health Assessments. The post-holder will be the Named Doctor for Children Looked After; this is a leadership role and the appointed doctor will be expected to hold clinical expertise and knowledge to be able to clinically support staff, offer quality assurance and peer review. The postholder will also provide medical advice to the Fostering and Adoption Child Health Service.
Main duties of the job:
- Provide senior clinician services to Community Paediatric services as per job plan.
- Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
- Provide quality assurance and peer review to other staff undertaking Children Looked After IHAs. (Named Doctor)
- Work with consultant colleagues and other staff to ensure efficient use of Trust's resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.
Responsibilities:
- Named Doctor for Children Looked After 1pa
- Children Looked After Initial Health Clinics 1pa (21 clinics/year)
- Adult Health Medical Advice Forms for Prospective Foster carers 1pa
- Child Development Clinics 1.4pa (29 clinics per year)
- Supporting Professional Activities 0.6pa
Person Specification:
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- CCT in Paeds or Community Health or CCST in Neurodisability
- Safeguarding level 3
- MDT working
- Change Management
- CLA Competencies
- Clinical capability
- Teaching & training
- Commitment to MDT working
- Developmental assessment
- IT literate
- Good communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Team Player