Consultant Community Paediatrician

This is a replacement substantive post within Community Paediatrics. The post holder will provide Neurodisability services for children with complex physical disability and also contribute to the palliative care service.

The post holder will be expected to develop expertise and lead services for children with Down Syndrome.

The post is available as a full time position, but those wishing to work less than full time are welcome to discuss. The post is subject to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's terms and conditions and the salary reflects national contract provisions.

The appointee will report to the Medical Director of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to assess and manage children with complex physical neurodisability, including children with cerebral palsy, children with neuromuscular conditions and those with genetic disorders, amongst others. These children are often managed with guidance from tertiary neurology services based in Nottingham, Sheffield and Birmingham.

The post holder will also hold clinics in one of the local special schools once a month.

Although prior experience is not essential, the post holder will be expected to work alongside an extended scope physiotherapist in the paediatric tone management service. This role includes administering botulinum toxin injections for the management of spasticity if indicated. If necessary, training will be made available to fulfil this aspect of the post.

Children with neurodisability often have life limiting or life threatening conditions and part of this role will include parallel planning for palliative care where appropriate.

The post holder will lead the service for children with Down Syndrome, including keeping up to date with latest guidance and advising the wider community paediatric team on current surveillance and management.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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We will consider applications to work flexibly.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of all our staff.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council, UK
• Included on specialist register or within 6 months
• MRCPCH (or equivalent)
• Postgraduate training in community paediatrics
• Appropriate level management training and experience
• Evidence of recent safeguarding training Level 3 or above
• Training in formal assessments for ASD/ADHD
• Other postgraduate qualification/training in paediatrics and child health

Experience

• Be clinically active (or have held an active clinical position previously) in the field of looked after children, as part of their clinical commitments
• Experience in teaching, clinical audit and research
• Have substantial clinical experience in the field of looked after children and substantial experience of the legislation relating to children and young people, safeguarding and court processes.

Special demands of post

• Must be able to participate in the on-call rota.
• Must be able to be mobile around the district.

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.

Community Paediatrician and Clinical Director