Consultant Community Paediatrician

Job summary

This is a full time Consultant post (10 PA) in Community Paediatrics based at Russells Hall Hospital and in the community setting. The appointee will be expected to have training in Community Child Health, and General Paediatrics. The post incorporates the role of Looked after Children (LAC) and Community Clinics. We look forward to applicants from General Paediatricians with necessary training in Community Paediatrics and also welcome those with Certification of Completion training (CCT) in Community Paediatrics.

This post does not involve consultant service weeks and on-call commitments for acute general paediatrics and neonates.

Our team of highly motivated Consultants and Doctors span a range of specialties. You will work within a well-supported and multi-disciplined team, ensuring you reach your full potential. Our hospital is forward looking and well equipped, providing you with the very best environment to work in.

The Children's Ward is based at Russells Hall Hospital with 41 beds in total including a paediatric assessment unit, surgical day-case beds, high dependency beds and in-patient beds. There is a busy Paediatric Emergency Department where 25,000 children are seen annually.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be accountable to the Children's Directorate which is within the Surgical Division at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. This is a full-time post (10PA) in Community Paediatrics and will be based at Russells Hall Hospital with duties in community settings in the Dudley Borough. The appointee will be expected to have training in Community Child Health. The appointee will be expected to undertake clinics in child development and child health, Looked after Children and Specialist Educational Needs and Disability.

This post includes providing clinical leadership, setting standards of clinical care, offering professional advice to Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups, promoting closer integration of primary and secondary health care services for children.

A minimum of three or four community paediatric clinics a week and one of which would be a special interest clinic / specialist school clinic

To work collaboratively with Acute and Community Consultant Paediatrician colleagues in developing out-reach paediatric services, facilitating collaborative working and promoting the philosophy of an integrated child health service.

Has a responsibility for teaching / training and educational supervision.

There are no acute on-call commitments for this role.

The post holder would be expected to participate in the Child Protection on-call rota, Monday-Friday, for children safeguarding referral between 09.00 - 17.00 hrs, as part of a 1:6 rota.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.

This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.