Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor - Community Paediatrics

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, Specialty Doctor to join the Community Paediatric Team covering Evesham and Worcester locality within the Trust. The successful candidate will be working within an experienced multidisciplinary team with 11 Consultants and 3 Specialty Doctors. The service is continually improving and developing, and full engagement of the Specialty Doctors is encouraged. The Community paediatric team works closely with colleagues from the SALT, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, CAMHS and Portage services. Community Paediatricians participate and prepare the EHCP assessments and needs assessments for children with additional needs.

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as continual professional development and access to a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this could be the right role for you, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

RELOCATION POLICY -This post has been deemed by the Trust as eligible for relocation expenses which will be applicable for suitable successful candidate(s). Please see attached policy for more information

Main duties of the job

The specialty doctor has delegated authority and responsibility for Community Paediatric services assigned to them, under the supervision of the Consultant Community Paediatrician.

This includes:

Providing direct paediatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients assigned to them

Making final decisions regarding diagnosis and management of patients in accordance with medical standards

Assuring the involvement of parents & carers and, wherever possible, the child or young person in treatment planning

Providing paediatric leadership to the multidisciplinary team. The Community Paediatricians responsibility in the multidisciplinary out-patient team includes treatment planning and regular reviews that comprehensively address the needs of the Child or Young Person and their family

Liaising with other agencies particularly with regard to continuity of patient care. This is particularly important in complex cases.

Participation in teaching, clinical audit, quality assurance programmes and clinical governance is encouraged

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Date posted

04 November 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9798-3646

Job locations

Covercroft

Coleman Road

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 8QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
Eligible to work in the UK.

Desirable

A relevant post graduate qualification eg MRCPCH, DCH, MSc etc.
Qualification and/or experience in providing teaching or training for doctors.

Experience

Essential

Minimum 4 years (or equivalent) postgraduate training, two of which must have been in a relevant specialty.
Previous experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team with positive relationships with team members.
Experience of safeguarding procedures.

Desirable

Experience of working in other areas relevant to community paediatrics such as general practice, child mental health, public health or sexual health.

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding normal child development and ability to recognise and manage abnormality
Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments.
Recent safeguarding training

Desirable

Understanding of current and long term issues for the medical profession
Knowledge/experience of the clinical governance programme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
Eligible to work in the UK.

Desirable

A relevant post graduate qualification eg MRCPCH, DCH, MSc etc.
Qualification and/or experience in providing teaching or training for doctors.

Experience

Essential

Minimum 4 years (or equivalent) postgraduate training, two of which must have been in a relevant specialty.
Previous experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team with positive relationships with team members.
Experience of safeguarding procedures.

Desirable

Experience of working in other areas relevant to community paediatrics such as general practice, child mental health, public health or sexual health.

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding normal child development and ability to recognise and manage abnormality
Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments.
Recent safeguarding training

Desirable

Understanding of current and long term issues for the medical profession
Knowledge/experience of the clinical governance programme

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Covercroft

Coleman Road

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 8QU

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Covercroft

Coleman Road

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 8QU

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)