Job summary
This is a full time, substantive post to be based at the Burnley General Hospital site.
TheGeneral Neurodevelopmental and specialist clinics are undertaken in dedicated outpatient clinics. Clinical activities will be delivered from sites across the East Lancashire Hospital Trust footprint which cover Royal Blackburn, Burnley General, Clitheroe Community Hospital, Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen Children's Centres (Shadsworth and Livesey) and The Acorn Centre in Accrington, and Special School Settings.
Main duties of the job
There is no out of hours commitment. The service is delivered through clinics at a number of hospital and community locations.
The Paediatric Directorate is supported by paediatric physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, dietetic and speech therapy services. There is close liaison with the community learning disability teams and with ELCAS.
The Directorate liaises well with the local Children's Social Care Department and with the Education Authorities.
About us
The Directorate provides a comprehensive Community Child Health Paediatric service for children under 16 and also to some Young People 16-18 in specific situations.
The service is delivered via an Integrated Clinical Team, Multidisciplinary Model with Medical Consultants, Allied Health Professionals (Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy) and Specialist Practitioners.
All Consultants in East Lancashire have expertise and interests in different specialty branches of Paediatrics. The aim is to have a lead consultant for all specialty areas who can undertake independent and/ or joint care of complex patients with nearby tertiary centres.
The service in East Lancashire remains patch based but all team members meet regularly and are committed to working together to provide an equitable service with agreed pathways.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assessment and management of children with complex disability, and developmental disorders.
- Specialist service for initial health assessments for Children in Care and pre adoption assessments. The Initial Health Assessments are supported by a Specialist Looked After Childrens nursing team.
- Participate in the s47 Safeguarding medicals assessment rota, which is an appointment system run on week day afternoons.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assessment and management of children with complex disability, and developmental disorders.
- Specialist service for initial health assessments for Children in Care and pre adoption assessments. The Initial Health Assessments are supported by a Specialist Looked After Childrens nursing team.
- Participate in the s47 Safeguarding medicals assessment rota, which is an appointment system run on week day afternoons.
Person Specification
Professional values and behaviours, skills & knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences ie, knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
Leadership and teamworking
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others.
Person Specification
Professional values and behaviours, skills & knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences ie, knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
Leadership and teamworking
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others.
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 (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).
Additional information
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 (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).
