Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people\’s lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
*Job Overview*
We are looking to recruit a Locum Consultant to our Community Paediatric team in Newham for 2025

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team within a multidisciplinary Community Child Health service in East London:

Consultant Community Paediatrician (up to 10PA)- the post will have a neuro-disability focus with weekly clinics in both neurodevelopment and also motor disorders. and will be lead for the Developmental assessment clinic pathway.

Main duties of the job
The Postholders Will Be Expected To Work Within The Multidisciplinary Team To Provide a Comprehensive Community Paediatric Service Within Specialist Children & Young People\’s Services And Will Include Responsibilities In The Following Areas:

(i) Clinical activities: a. Consultant clinics and related administrative work b. Clinical triage of referrals c. Clinical supervision as \”Consultant of the Day\” including Child protection d. MDT clinical discussions or meetings e. Any clinical patient-related meetings

(ii) Teaching: a. To contribute to departmental teaching b. To contribute to teaching of medical students particularly in relation to community child health services

(iii) Management and leadership: a. Clinical Supervision b. Clinical governance c. Management supervision d. Pathway leadership

(iv) Audit, Quality Improvement and Service Development

Working for our organisation
East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is recognised as a centre of excellence for innovation and improvement, and the postholder would be working within Specialist Children and Young People\’s Services (SCYPS). We are committed to improving the health and well-being of babies, children and young people in Newham and North East London. Partnership, quality improvement and evidence-based research and practice remains at the heart of our service delivery so that we can provide the best possible care, and ensure our patients achieve the best possible outcomes. East London NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as \”Outstanding\” following CQC inspections in 2016, 2018 and again in 2021. The Trust is committed to pursuing equity, patient participation and staff engagement. Making the Trust an excellent place to work is one of our key priorities. Our staff are our most prized asset and we are committed to improve the working lives of our staff across all services and teams. We strongly believe in supporting all staff to develop and grow, and have a strong professional development and lifelong learning ethos, linked to a commitment to clinical supervision and appraisal processes.

*Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities*
Further details about the posts are detailed in the Job Descriptions and person specification attached.

Person specification
*Qualifications
Essential criteria*

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Current full UK GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate degree in related child health or medical speciality, e.g. MSc, MD, PhD
• DCH, MBA or other diploma or higher degree in a relevant field

Professional training
*Essential Criteria*

• • Entry on GMC specialist register
• At least 2 years Higher Specialist Training or equivalent clinical experience in Community Paediatrics
• At least 2 years General Professional Training in Paediatrics
• In process of applying for specialist registration via portfolio pathway

Desirable criteria

• SPIN or Diploma in Paediatric Neurodisability

Clinical Knowledge
*Essential Criteria*

• Extensive experience of working in a multidisciplinary Child Development Team
• Competent use of Griffiths III or other similar developmental assessment tool
• Experience in managing children with complex neurological and developmental problems
• Competent in management of common general paediatric problems – acute and chronic
• Up to date with Level 3 competences in Safeguarding Children
• Competent in supervision of Child Protection Medical Assessments
• Experience working in partnership with Education, Social Care and other stakeholders

Desirable criteria

• Specialist experience in Paediatric Neurology or other areas of related Community Child Health practice
• Experience in other areas relevant to child health, eg. child mental health, obstetrics, public health, general practice
• Experince in tone mangement in cerebral Palsy

Medical
*Essential Criteria*

• has acted as clinical supervisor for trainees and/or specialty drs

Desirable criteria

• Experience in clinical leadership of a multidisciplinary team
• experince as Educational supervisor
• Completed a recognised medical management course
• Has the ability and experience to undertake medical appraisals
• Has experience in: – NHS complaint handling – Critical incident reporting – Staff appraisal – Risk management
• experince of working in Published research project

Patient Safety
*Essential Criteria*

• Has a record of completed audit projects, service development work
• Has record of involvemnet in Quality Improvement projects

Desirable criteria

• Has experience in co-production and collaboration with service users
• Has undertaken Quality Improvement training

Communication and interpersonal skill
*Essential Criteria*

• Good written communication on application form

Desirable criteria

• evidenc of work to champion diversity, equity and inclusion at work

*Essential Criteria
Personal or other skills*

• application shows , breadth of thinking and initiative
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Competent in relevant IT skills required for working in the NHS

Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don\’t stand still So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Aiming High
We were rated \’Outstanding\’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated \’Outstanding\’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate \’Outstanding\’ in We were named in the HSJ\’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

*Other Reasons To Apply*
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that\’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don\’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now

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