Job Description
Job summary COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN, NAMED DOCTOR FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN, MEDICAL ADVISOR FOR ADOPTION & FOSTERING (BARKING) Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants. Job Details: Salary £105, - £139, per annum (Pro-rata) Contract Substantive Hours Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = On call None Location 73 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LZ Qualifications needed: Full GMC registration with a licence to practice CCT or equivalent Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST At least 2 years' experience in Community Child Health. Main duties of the job To be successful in your application, you will need: To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values, To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care, Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care, To be a team player NELFT Benefits: Relocation expenses Career Development and training Just & Compassionate Culture Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support Employee Assistance Programme Health & Wellness initiatives 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few Retail Discounts Flexible working and agile working Cycle to work scheme About us Why NELFT? NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system. We are currently recruiting to a Community Consultant Paediatrician position in the Barking and Dagenham Specialist Children Service, based at the Child and Family Health Centre, 79 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7L. This is a new, substantive, full-time post. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to it as soon as possible. You will join another 4wte Consultant Paediatricians, 1wte Specialist Grade Doctor, 2wte Specialty Doctors, and 2wte Core/GP Trainees within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work. Job description Job responsibilities You will be expected to: Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Barking & Dagenham. Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals Participate in the local Child Protection rota Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative Work alongside 4wte Consultant Paediatricians, 1wte Specialist Grade Doctor, 2wte Specialty Doctors, and 2wte Core/GP Trainees within the service Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies. Person Specification GMC Essential oFull GMC registration with a licence to practice CCT Essential oCCT or equivalent SPECIALIST REGISTER Essential oInclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST Experience Essential oAt least 2 years' experience in Community Child Health.