Job summary
- Main area
- Child Health
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-M3421
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole
- Town
- Longfleet Road, Poole Dorset
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Community Paediatrician
Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We welcome expressions of interest for this exciting opportunity for a substantive consultant appointment.
The post-holder will have a 10 PA contract (requests for part-time working would be considered) with a focus on school-age referrals (ADHD and ASD) as well as a special school clinic. There is flexibility in the job plan, and informal discussions would be welcome. An interest in safeguarding, progressing to the Named Doctor role, would be welcome.
We are a team of 6 consultant community paediatricians, 2 specialist doctors and 4 speciality doctors, as well as a community grid trainee SpR post. Also part of the team are a clinical psychologist, assistant psychologist, ASD pathway practitioner, OTs and physios, and we work closely with speech and language therapy and educational psychology partners. There are good links with social care, local education authorities and the ICB.
Participation in the out-of-hours Child Protection on-call rota (currently 1 in 6) would be negotiable depending on the individual circumstances of the applicant.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake the assessment of outpatient referrals of school age children with suspected neurodevelopmental difficulties, particularly ADHD and ASD.
- Provide ongoing management to children and young people with a range of disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Take on direct responsibility for the care of children with learning and physical disabilities at a local Special School
- Participate in the existing Safeguarding on-call rota, including for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse in-hours (additional training is available if required) and child death. Whilst the rota is currently a 1:6, the individual contribution could be discussed at pre-interview discussions and would be negotiated at job-planning.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during 2025 when this role and base of work will relocate to Royal Bournemouth Hospital site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT in Community/General Paediatrics or eligible for above within 6 months of appointment.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide community Paediatric experience including Neurodisability
- Experience teaching Medical Students
Desirable criteria
- 12 months training and/or experience in Paediatric Neurodisability
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Tighe
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000194460
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