Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 32 hours per week
- Job ref
- 297-6765289
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Paediatrics Specialty Doctor
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
We are looking for a permanent 0.8 Full time Equivalent Speciality Doctor working at ST5 or above to support the Community Paediatric Department.
Gateshead Community Paediatric team are integrated with the broader Paediatric Department working in Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The job consists mainly of delivering weekly outpatient clinics and working as part of a multi -disciplinary team.
There are no out of hours on call commitments.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will manage a caseload of children with a range of developmental and learning needs, conducting appropriate assessments, giving diagnoses where appropriate, and providing advice and management of associated health complaints. They will liaise with professionals from across agencies involved in the child’s care to promote the best possible outcomes.
The successful applicant may have the opportunity to complete assessments for pre-school children (under 5 years) where there are concerns about possible Autism Spectrum Disorder as an appropriate neurodevelopmental diagnosis. These clinics will run jointly with a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist or Autism Care Co-ordinator. The post holder will have access to wider Multi-agency information about the child to support he clinic appointment. The post-holder, together with a Speech and Language Therapist or Care Co-ordinator, will be able to determine the appropriateness of an ASD diagnosis for the children seen, communicate the outcome verbally and in writing to the parents/carers and the wider MDT and be able to determine any appropriate next steps for the child’s community paediatric follow-up.
There will be the opportunity for the successful applicant to develop an area of special interest within the Community Paediatric Service.
There may be opportunity for the successful applicant to carry out Initial Health Assessments for Children in Care.
There will be opportunities for the successful post-holder to undertake Quality Improvement activities relevant to their role and expertise.
The postholder will be allocated a clinical supervisor. We are keen to support career development for the postholder.
Further details can be found in the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Community Paediatrics
Desirable criteria
- UK experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eleanor Dawson
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 445 8403
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