The six-month locum post sits in the Barnet Community Consultant team at Edgware Community Hospital, for the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on child development clinics, EHCP assessments and initial health assessments for children looked after. The named doctor role for children looked after carries leadership, peer review and medical advice to fostering and adoption services. Six sessions a week with no resident on call; MRCPCH and a CCT or CCST are required.
What the job involves
- Provide senior clinician services to community paediatric services as per the job plan
- Undertake varied clinical tasks within allocated sessions as the clinical manager requires
- Act as Named Doctor for Children Looked After, providing quality assurance and peer review
- Carry out Children Looked After initial health assessments (21 clinics a year)
- Run child development clinics (29 a year)
- Undertake EHCP assessments
- Provide clinical support and expertise to staff in a leadership role
- Provide medical advice to the Fostering and Adoption Child Health Service
- Provide adult health medical advice forms for prospective foster carers
- Work with consultant colleagues to use Trust resources efficiently
- Contribute to clinical governance in the department and quality enhancement projects
- Undertake supporting professional activities (0.6 PA)
What’s required
Qualifications
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- CCT in Paediatrics or Community Health, or CCST in Neurodisability
Registration & licences
- GMC registration
Experience
- Safeguarding level 3
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Change management
- Children Looked After competencies
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical capability
- Teaching and training
- Developmental assessment
- IT literacy
Other
- Good communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Team player
What’s offered
- Flexible hours
- Training opportunities
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
