Job summary
Exciting opportunity to complete our expansion of the Community Child Health Team in Cornwall.
We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor who will be the final addition to our workforce, and who is interested in taking forward our close links with the medical school.
We need a community paediatrician to work with a speciality doctor covering the NE of the county who will also take the lead in diagnostic meetings in early years ASD assessments in the area.
You will become a valued member of our team of 8 Consultants and 6 SAS grade doctors who work closely together to see children throughout Cornwall. With the rural area we have, we continue to work on a 'patch' basis with a speciality doctor and a consultant in each patch.
We work closely, and share training with our general paediatric colleagues and are looking forward to the building of our State of the Art Womens' and Children Hospital in the near future.
We invite applicants with specific SPINS / interests in different areas to build and develop our service for the future.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Community Child Health team taking consultant responsibility for children with Neurodisability in the North East of Cornwall (Bodmin to Bude). In addition there is the opportunity to further develop our service. Once the post holder is appointed, there will be opportunity to revise job planning as part of ongoing service reorganisation.
The post includes a commitment to the Child Protection Day and On call rota (extended hours commitment 0700-1900). There is a dedicated child protection examination suite with and there is close working with the Regional SARC (Sexual Assault Referral Centre). There is no commitment to the acute on-call rota.
Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / EU equivalent certification at the time of interview.
About us
Cornwall is a beautiful county which offers an outstanding quality of life and providing many opportunities for outdoor activities, with its sailing waters, surfing beaches and rugged coastal pathways for walking, and cycling. There is a thriving arts and theatre scene as well as an interesting variety of eating places, including celebrity-owned restaurants within Cornwall. The major route both in and out of the county is the A30 which connects with the M5 motorway at Exeter. There is an excellent rail service with daily passenger and sleeper services, and an airport at Newquay with daily connections to many cities throughout the UK and abroad.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right hand side
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right hand side
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration, Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
- CESR or European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher paediatric qualfication
Desirable
- Completed GRID training in Community Paediatrics and appropriate CCT
- Epilepsy PET training 1,2 and 3
Experience
Essential
- Teaching - Medical students, junior doctors, peers and MDT
- Experienced in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance and able to demonstrate this is embedded in clinical practice
Practical and intellectual Skills
Essential
- Strong Clinical and personal credibility with significant clinical experience/training in community Paediatrics
- Experience and recognised training in Safeguarding.
- Experience in assessing, formulating opinions and report writing to support child protection and working with wider safeguarding teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT Skills
- Conceptual and analytical Skills
- Speaks fluent Englist to at least I.E.L.R.S level 7.5
Desirable
- Knoweldge and experience of social paediatrics
- Specific experience or national accreditation in Neurodisability and Epilesy
- Experience or national recognised training in Court work
- Ability and experience in chairing multi-agency meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration, Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
- CESR or European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher paediatric qualfication
Desirable
- Completed GRID training in Community Paediatrics and appropriate CCT
- Epilepsy PET training 1,2 and 3
Experience
Essential
- Teaching - Medical students, junior doctors, peers and MDT
- Experienced in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance and able to demonstrate this is embedded in clinical practice
Practical and intellectual Skills
Essential
- Strong Clinical and personal credibility with significant clinical experience/training in community Paediatrics
- Experience and recognised training in Safeguarding.
- Experience in assessing, formulating opinions and report writing to support child protection and working with wider safeguarding teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT Skills
- Conceptual and analytical Skills
- Speaks fluent Englist to at least I.E.L.R.S level 7.5
Desirable
- Knoweldge and experience of social paediatrics
- Specific experience or national accreditation in Neurodisability and Epilesy
- Experience or national recognised training in Court work
- Ability and experience in chairing multi-agency meetings
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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