Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of consultant community paediatrician to join a team of 4 other consultant community paediatricians and 3 specialty doctors in East IHC. 

Our community paediatric department has 2 office bases in Flintshire and Wrexham. We are a busy and dynamic team with a clear emphasis on delivering top quality care to our children and young people. There is a child development centre in each local authority and we work in partnership between Health, Education and Social Services. We have excellent working relationships with our nursing and acute colleagues and with our tertiary centre specialist services at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool as well as with Conwy and Denbighshire local authorities. The department has a long standing reputation for providing excellent training for trainee paediatric staff and medical students. 

Candidates with a special interest in safeguarding or adoption/fostering would be able to develop these areas within our team.
This post is for substantive consultants in community paediatrics, up to 15 sessions, (ie: 1 full time – 10 sessions and 1 part time Consultant or Applications for reduced sessions will also be considered positively. Clinicians with appropriate registration or impending registration on the Specialist Register may apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have responsibility for community paediatric services within Wrexham, cross country work to Flintshire may be needed appropriate with prior agreement with appointee in the job plan. The new post holder will work with a team of community paediatricians to provide this population based paediatric service.

1.    The successful applicant will be expected to be actively involved in the clinical governance programme of the department, providing support to undergraduate and postgraduates as necessary.

2.    The Consultant Paediatrician will ensure maintenance of relevant skills through continuing professional development with an annual appraisal.

3.    The Consultant Paediatrician will provide clinical supervision for other community paediatricians and clinical and educational supervision for specialist paediatric trainees.

4.    The Consultant Paediatrician will participate in the relevant children’s management meetings for the service

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.