Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant in Community Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Consultant Community Paediatrician (and Autism Lead)
Permanent Post
10 PA
Based at Edgware Community hospital – with occasional clinics at other sites in Barnet.
Main duties of the job
We invite applications for a Consultant Community Paediatrician and Autism Lead. The post holder will be part of the Barnet Community Consultant team at Edgware Community Hospital, with no resident on call.
The post is 10 PA's and will include a mixture of clinical work. We are anticipating a significant investment into our Autism Diagnostic Pathway and the post holder will have a key role in shaping that together with the pathway lead. The post will also supervise trainee doctors in carrying out the supervision of Safeguarding medical examinations (on a rota basis) and general clinics. Clinics will be: child development clinics and Autism Diagnostic Clinics (ADOS)
Working for our organisation
Barnet Child Development team is an enthusiastic and innovative team looking at ways to redefine the way they work in a changing NHS climate, facing the challenges of providing the very best of clinical care in a community setting. It is well supported by an experienced team of therapists employed by partner NHS organisations and has good cross-agency relationships.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is mainly based at Edgware Community hospital, but with occasional clinical commitments at other sites across Barnet - see Job Description and person specification.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- CCT in Paediatrics.
Desirable criteria
- CCT in Community Child Health/CCST in Neurodisability or Level 3 Community Child Health competencies’
- ADOS practitioner
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working within an MDT setting specifically with regard to diagnosing autism in preschool children
- Knowledge of working with children with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions
- Safeguarding medicals
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of the challenges facing the service
- Demonstrable knowledge of the environment in which the service needs to be delivered
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Clinical capability in the required specialty / subspecialty
- Demonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary & multiagency teamworking
- Trained in Developmental assessment
- Trained in Diagnostic tools for assessment of Autism
- Supervision of trainees
Desirable criteria
- Aptitude for teaching and training
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Leadership skills across MDT
- Resilience
Others
Essential criteria
- Member of Medical Defence organisation
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
- Richard Gurney
- Job title
- Operations Manager & Service Line Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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