Job summary
This is a 1 year fixed term position.
The post-holder will be fully accredited in General Paediatrics and/or Community Child Health. Excellent communication & liaison skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team are essential. The department proactively promotes clinical governance, and the appointee should be able to demonstrate skills in audit, risk management & evidence-based guidelines. As a University hospital, there is a strong commitment to teaching medical students and junior doctors. The post holder is expected to play an active role in all undergraduate and postgraduate training activities.
The post will be based in the department of Community Paediatrics at Hackney Ark with clinical sessions undertaken at the Hackney Ark and other Community venues as required. There will be an average of 6.5 PA of direct clinical care and 1.5 PA allocated for supporting professional activities. As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients.
As a department we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly, for example the opportunity of holding remote clinics, which may allow working from home at times.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based in the department of Community Paediatrics at Hackney Ark with clinical sessions undertaken at the Hackney Ark and other Community venues as required. There will be an average of 6.5 PA of direct clinical care and 1.5 PA allocated for supporting professional activities. As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients.
About us
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a medium sized local hospital providing acute and community health services for Hackney, The City and surrounding communities and also provides a range of specialist services for a much wider population.
We provide general hospital and community services to Hackney and the City of London, and specialist care in obstetrics, neonatology, fetal medicine, fertility, bariatric surgery and neuro rehabilitation across east London and beyond.
As a foundation trust, Homerton has greater freedom from the Department of Health to enable it to be more responsive to local healthcare needs and have greater accountability to the patients and public it serves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Autism Assessment
- Participate and lead on autism assessments in Hackney Ark Complex Communication Clinics (children under 5 years old).
2. Name Doctor for Looked After Children
- Support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities for looked after children and young people
- Be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of the employing organisation
- At all times and in relation to the roles and responsibilities listed, work as a member of the organisations looked after childrens health team
- Advise local police, childrens social care and other statutory and voluntary agencies on health matters with regard to looked after children
- Liaise closely with other specialist services such as CAMHS, sexual health, and services for disabled children
- Leadership and advisory role
- Support and advise the board of the healthcare organisation about looked after children and young people
- Contribute to the planning and strategic organisation of provider services for looked after children
- Work with other named, specialist and designated professionals to plan and develop the healthcare organisations strategy for services for looked after children
- Ensure advice is available to other professionals and services across the organisation on day to-day issues about looked after children and their families, including involvement in fostering and adoption panels according to local arrangements
- When required undertake health assessments for looked after children and provide written reports on the health of prospective carers as appropriate
- Support and advise colleagues in the clinical assessment and care of children and young people, whilst being clear about others personal clinical professional accountability
- Provide advice and signposting to other professionals about legal processes, key research and policy documents
3. Child Protection
- Taking an active role, together with colleagues within the Trust, in seeing children with child protection concerns.
- This includes all aspects of child abuse, neglect and fabricated illness.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- On GMC Specialist Register with full GMC registration
- CCT / CESR Paediatrics (or specialty trainee eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview date - the applicant should be able to produce evidence that he/she is within 6 months of CCT date and is expected to achieve a CCT)
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD
- Subspecialty recognition in community paediatrics and/or neurodisability
- Management course
Experience
Essential
- Higher Specialist training in Community Child Health, Neurodisability or including experience in the management of children with disabilities
- Experience in working with children of school age with a disability
- Definitive Training &/or experience in Child Protection
- Up to date with Level 3 Child Protection
Desirable
- Experience in evidence based
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative unsupervised and make decisions.
- Excellent communication skills (written & oral) and ability to develop good working relationships
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively.
- Team-player with experience of multidisciplinary working & liaison across organisation boundaries.
Desirable
- Special knowledge relevant to community paediatrics in an inner city area of high deprivation
- Specific experience in tone management, botox and or epilepsy
- Accreditation in standardised developmental assessment tool e.g. Griffiths
- Formal Autism Assessment Course eg; ADOS, 3Di
Academic
Essential
- Participation in quality improvement or clinical audit
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching/training skills
Desirable
- Insight into research methods and evaluation
- Publications
- Experience of Educational Supervision, Teaching Skills, Course such as Training the Trainers
Management
Essential
- Understanding of management issues and service planning
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to manage a service, team or project
- Formal management training
- Service development experience/knowledge
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to travel across Hackney in order to meet the requirements of the post
- Good organisational skills
- Leadership skills
- Commitment to continuing
Desirable
- Experience of multicultural & ethnic communities
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
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hackney Ark
Down's Park Road
London
E8 2FP