Consultant in Community Child Health and/or Neurodisability

Job description

Job responsibilities

The community paediatric team is based at Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, and LAC health teams. There are close links with CAMHS, University Hospitals Sussex, Education and Social Services within West Sussex Council. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The team have always placed an emphasis on innovation and service development on multidisciplinary level for example establishing a tiered approach to autism assessment.

West Sussex has a well-developed LAC health team. IHAs are undertaken by doctors in the CDC.

The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

The department has led a number of national research studies including how to improve autism diagnostic services, how digital technology can be used to aid diagnosis and deliver therapy, and how to improve outcomes for children in care.

There is an active regional research network and research activity is encouraged and the post holder will be actively encouraged to develop their own research interests.

The Sussex Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Centre is located on the same site as the Brighton and Hove Child development centre. The successful applicant can choose to join the daytime and weekend rota for this service, with training provided if required.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of NHS community health services across Brighton and Hove and West Sussex.

We are looking for a candidate who is innovative and flexible, is committed to multidisciplinary working and will actively participate in developing new approaches to the delivery of high quality child health services.

Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.

Please refer to job description and person specification.

Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of being admitted to the Register at the time of interview.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Naomi Elson, Medical Lead (01444 414100) or email:naomi.elson1@nhs.net

Person Specification

Experience - Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in the field of safeguarding / child protection
• Experience of carrying out an audit project
• Commitment to and experience of under graduate and postgraduate learning and teaching
• Effective clinical skills
• Demonstrable management, leadership and motivational skills
• Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work
• Ability to work successfully in a multi professional/disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries
• Ability to appraise own performance, demonstrate insight and act on feedback
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to deal effectively with pressure
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Positive approach to the job planning and appraisal process
• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a consultant
• Understanding of and commitment to Good Medical Practice
• Knowledge of risk management
• Understanding of the direction of the NHS as it relates to community child health services
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation relating to children and young people
• Evidence of commitment to Service Development
• Understanding of the role of governance in ensuring high quality care and safe practice

Desirable

• Experience in paediatric sexual abuse examination
• Experience of involvement in a research project and publication or published audit project

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the job

Qualifications and/or Professional

Essential

• Recognised Basic Medical Degree MRCPCH or equivalent Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• Certificate of Completion of Training in Paediatrics or equivalent and Inclusion on the Paediatric Specialist Register (or within 6 months at time of interview)
• Recognised Child Protection Training (higher level)

Desirable

• Relevant Higher Degree (eg MSc in Community Child Health, MD, PhD)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nightingale Primary Care Centre

Butlers Green Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)