Consultant in Community Paediatrics

This is a substantive Consultant post in Community Paediatrics. It is a new position created as part of a service reconfiguration.

We are seeking to appoint a committed and motivated colleague to join our team of three established Consultants. The post holder will play an active role within our multidisciplinary team and in collaboration with fellow Consultants and the Clinical Director, the successful candidate will take on one of the lead roles required within the CCP.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable paediatrician and are very willing to discuss individual interests with potential applicants, with the aim of accommodating these wherever possible. Interests in Safeguarding, Neurodisability or Neurodevelopmental conditions Social Paediatrics(LAC/ Adoption ) would be welcomed.

Main duties of the job

Community Pediatric Team provides both secondary and specialist medical care for children in Bexley working closely with primary care teams, therapists, education, social services, voluntary sector and CAMHS to ensure that a fully comprehensive community pediatric service is provided to the population of Bexley.

This includes the management and delivery of the following components of service:

Neurodevelopment and Neurodisability

Autistic Spectrum Disorder Assessment and Diagnosis

ADHD assessment and Medication management

School Health Service

Safeguarding Children

Social Pediatrics- Services for Looked After Children and Medical Advisor for Adoption

The new Post holder will be a full member of the Joint Services for Children and Young People and will have the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of the development and delivery of Child Health Services in Bexley. The service works in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context and teamwork is a key element of the role.

About us

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives.

Chief Executive

Job responsibilities

• To provide clinical leadership in the agreed areas
• To set standards of clinical care
• To take a role in teaching and training
• To promote close working links with all providers of services for children
• To offer professional advice to the CCG/Acute Trusts and Partner Agencies and to co-ordinate medical opinion in the best interests of the child
• To provide advice to the Specialist Service Manager for Children & Young Peoples Directorate and to contribute to service planning, development and other relevant processes.
• Supervision of Junior members of medical staff
• Active participation in departmental and multiagency meetings related to clinical work and other named responsibilities
• Participation in conjunction with colleagues in service review and development

Person Specification GMC Registration

• Must have full GMC registration

MBBS or equivalent

• Must have MBBS or equivalent

CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics

• CCT in Community Child Health or CCT in Paediatrics

On or eligible for entry on the GMC's Specialist Register for Paediatrics

• On or eligible for entry on the GMC's Specialist Register for Paediatrics under article 14

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearplus £2,162 London weighting per annum