Community Paediatrician

Job summary

If you are a registered Paediatrician with expertise in neurodisability and community child health we would love to hear from you!

You will be joining a team of 5 consultants and 2 speciality doctors dedicated to community child health, particularly children with neurodisability, including epilepsy. You'll have a special interest in neurodisability and epilepsy to complement the department's existing expertise. If you are interested in part-time or job sharing arrangements, we would encourage you to apply.

Musgrove Park Hospital houses 12 consultant general paediatricians responsible for acute paediatric ward and on-call coverage on a 1:11 service week rotation. Neonatal care is managed by a separate team of 6 consultant neonatal paediatricians, with this position not involving on-call duties.

Due to our merge with Yeovil District Hospital this year, Somerset Foundation Trust offers a wide range of acute and community health services and strengthened connections with Primary Care. All children's services, including Paediatrics, CAMHS, and Children & Young People's Therapy Services, now operate under the same directorate..

Main duties of the job

You will be an enthusiastic paediatrician with a special interest in neurodisability, community child health and epilepsy, providing weekly clinics in neurodisability and have responsibility for children with special needs/neurodisability living within their geographical patch. The patch covered will be in the east and south of Somerset to include Chard, Langport and areas.

You will also deliver locality clinics in these areas at local hospitals (Chard Community Hospital). In addition, you'll have responsibility to children at one of Somerset's special schools. Currently care of children with epilepsy is shared between three of the community consultants and you will contribute to this by providing a weekly clinic.

The role does not currently contain regular Child Protection Clinics but there may be scope to add these on discussion of role if desired.

In summary, you will contribute to the following clinical services:o Hospital & community based community paediatric clinicso Occasional review of children admitted to general paediatric wardso Development of primary care community child health services and liaisono Special interest in Neurodisability, Epilepsy and Community Child Healtho Support and supervision of other team members and colleagueso SPA activity

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.

You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.

We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.

Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!