Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

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These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Job overview

Consultant Community Paediatrician Combined Role : 10 PAs  

1.       Child Development Assessment Clinics –Neurodevelopmental assessment. 

2.       Assessment for children referred under 5 years for diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

3.       Leading and coordinating within Multidisciplinary Integrated Service at the Moor Lane Centre – joint assessments/MDT review/Hip surveillance/Special school / development of care pathways/ transitions 

4.       Provide medical advice to the Local SEND according to statutory legislation and guidance for children with special educational needs. 

5.       Provide clinical supervision for junior medical staff based within the Integrated Service.

Main duties of the job

Neurodevelopmental Assessment Clinics

This clinic based work includes face to face and virtual assessments for new and review cases presenting with developmental concerns accepted through our single point of access (ITAC). Assessment to consider possible diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Movement Disorders and Neuromuscular Disorders and Globally Impaired Developmental Profile.

Work includes assessment and ongoing management of children and young people with complex neuro-developmental needs including movement disorder and Genetic conditions as part of Multidisciplinary Team .

Leading Multidisciplinary working

To oversee and manage Multidisciplinary  team – coordinate and plan MDT meetings including Transition and Early Years focus with allied professional teams . Help coordinate Hip surveillance. Carry out Special school  reviews. Lead on development of care pathways including  transitions.

Assessment Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Community Paediatricians play a key role in our ASD assessment pathways.

Following National Guidance for Multidisciplinary assessment working closely with colleagues in speech and language and education.

Working for our organisation