Specialist Doctor in Paediatrics

Job summary

We welcome expressions of interest for this exciting opportunity for a substantive specialist doctor 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 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) could be considered depending on the individual circumstances of the applicant.

For informal visits please contact Dr Mark Tighe

Clinical Director for Paediatrics on 0300 019 8666 or mark.tighe@uhd.nhs.uk

An application form and job description is available from Medical Staffing, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB. 0300 019 2165

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to:

• Deliver school-age neurodevelopmental assessments and meet the current backlog, including participating in referral triage and SENCo support.
• Liaising with other agencies, including NHS Dorset.
• Hold responsibility for a local school for children with moderate learning disabilities.

The successful candidate could support the safeguarding on-call rota, including the SARC and child death on a negotiable basis, with a pro-rata reduction in clinic activity, or support the Looked After Children service, in the Named Doctor or Designated Doctor role and performing Initial Health Assessments.

This is a general community paediatric post, with some work in a community clinic, and some at the CDC at Poole Hospital. School children with developmental difficulties (e.g. ADHD/ASD) will be the largest proportion of those seen in the community clinic, after referral (usually) from SENCos. There would be a role in triaging referrals and developing a link with SENCos to improve referrals. There are a number of Special Schools with a named Paediatrician working in our Team, and this post will include responsibility for one of these (Winchelsea). Initial consultant support will be offered for all these roles.

About us

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 XXX (season) 202x, when this role and base of work will relocate to xxxx 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.