Job summary
We are looking for a committed clinician to join the team of paediatric staff providing integrated Community Services to children and young people across Suffolk.
Interviews will be held on Thursday the 25th of July 2024
The post-holder should have wide experience in all aspects of Community Paediatrics. The post-holder will work within the community paediatric team in West Suffolk and liaise with services within a geographical cluster.
We have extremely good working relationships with Nursing and Allied Health Professionals as well as Consultant colleagues at West Suffolk Hospital and with Education and Social Care staff. We also work as part of a wider paediatric community medical team, with our colleagues in the east locality. The Trust aims to provide equitable community paediatric services across the whole of the county. The provider for the service is led directly by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust but within an Alliance framework with partners (Suffolk County Council, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust, Ipswich Hospital and GP Federation).
Main duties of the job
- Responsibility for the assessment and management of children referred with neuro-developmental problems from a geographical area including the participation in multi-disciplinary assessment where appropriate.
- Management of children and young people with long term neuro-disability such as cerebral palsy. The post holder would be encouraged to develop the movement clinic for consideration of botulinum injections to children with cerebral palsy working closely with the orthopaedic team.
- Assessment of school aged children with suspected autism spectrum disorder following a multidisciplinary triage process.
- Provision of medical advice for Education Health and Care Plans for children under our care.
- Assessment of children where there are safeguarding concerns raised by other Health or Educational professionals, Police and Social Services. The post-holder will be expected to be experienced in safeguarding assessment.
- Initial Health Assessments for looked after children.
- Clinical and educational supervision of trainees and medical students working within the Child Health Department
- Providing clear standards, encouraging high quality care, with encouragement of audit and fully participating in the clinical governance arrangements of the Trust
The post-holder will be based in the Child Health Centre in Bury St Edmunds with some peripheral clinics based in Stowmarket.
The post-holder would be encouraged to develop a special interest that complemented work already undertaken in the department, or that strengthened links with other children's services, thus facilitating the care of children in Suffolk. This may include development of a functional vision clinic, feeding clinic or movement clinics for children with severe neurodisability.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.
Children and Family Services contracts are commissioned by two Clinical Commissioning Groups for the east and west of the County respectively. Integrated Community Paediatric Services provide care to the children in Suffolk and are managed by the Associate Director of Integrated Community Paediatric Services.
The integrated community paediatric services include community paediatricians, paediatric physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, children's community nurses, clinical psychologists, audiologists and other associated allied health professionals and administrative staff.
The services are based at Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich providing services throughout the west and East of the county respectively.
Community Paediatric Services work in partnership with Suffolk County Councils Children and Young Peoples Services, who employ the universal children and family services (health visiting and school nursing) to support children and young people in Suffolk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Paediatrics or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
Desirable
- Other relevant qualification, e.g. MD, MSc
Training and Experience
Essential
- Wide range of experience in hospital and community child health
- Two years higher specialist training in community paediatrics
- Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience in recognition and management of child protection cases.
Desirable
- Specific training and experience on the use of assessment tools for diagnosis of ASD (e.g. DISCO/ ADOS)
- Assessment and management of behaviour problems
- Experience in management of spasticity including assessment for botulinum toxin treatment for children with cerebral palsy
- Experience with looked after children and adoption medical assessments and processes
Management and Administration
Essential
- Experience of clinical leadership and clinical governance
Desirable
- Evidence of management training
- Experience of leadership and implementing service developments
Teaching Experince
Essential
- Ability to teach both medical and non-medical staff involved in children's services.
- Interest in teaching under-graduates and post-graduate students
Desirable
- Experience of organising teaching/training programmes. Formal training in teaching skills
Research
Essential
- Knowledge and interest in appropriate current research methods in paediatrics
Desirable
- Research experience and/or publications
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- To be able to work effectively in a team
- Leadership skills
- Committed to CME as laid down by the RCPCH
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities.
- Computer skills
- Has ability to travel to rural locations.
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Child Development
Hospital Road,
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 3ND