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Locum Consultant Community Paediatrics, Burnley
Client:
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Location:
Burnley, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Consulting
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
b976eeefd64c
Job Views:
4
Posted:
18.04.2025
Expiry Date:
02.06.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician to join our friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team within East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post represents an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively within a large, expanding multidisciplinary Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric dedicated service.
The post will be office based in Burnley General Hospital working in hospital and community-based outpatient settings across the trust footprint. Flexible working from home arrangements are possible for non-patient facing work activities. There is no Acute Paediatric on call commitment associated with this post.
The Child Health Service in East Lancashire is the largest centralised children’s service in the North West and one of the largest in the country, serving a diverse population of around 520,000 people. Within the Family Care Division there are also General / Acute Paediatric, Neonatology and Child Psychiatry services. There are also many sub-specialty services. The Child Health Services are active in undergraduate and postgraduate specialist training.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC with ability to demonstrate meeting L3 competencies for Community Child Health. Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in General Paediatrics, Community Paediatrics and Neonatology as recognised by the RCPCH is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics to see referrals covering a range of problems:
- Learning Difficulties
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- ADHD
Working for our organisation
The Trust serves a population of approximately 520,000. The Trust’s catchment population lies within the local districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. The main urban areas are Blackburn, Accrington, Darwen, Burnley, Nelson and several other small townships. Each of the local districts contains substantial rural areas including parts of the West Pennine Moors, Ribble Valley, the Forest of Bowland, Gisburn Forest and Pendle Hill, some of the most beautiful countryside in Northern England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The duties of this post are:
The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics to see referrals covering a range of problems:
- Learning Difficulties
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- ADHD
Person specification
Qualifications
- Primary medical qualification e.g. MBChB
- MBChB Full registration with General Medical Council
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Community Child Health or Paediatric Neurodisability or due admission to Register within 6 months
- If Specialist Registration (CCT) is in General Paediatrics then must be able to demonstrate they fulfil competencies for L3 Community Child Health / Paediatric Neurodisability
- MRCPCH or MRCP (Paediatrics) or equivalent
- A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc.
Training
- Experience and training in Child Protection to level appropriate for Consultant practice
- Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
- Experience in other areas relevant to child health, eg: general practice, child mental health, obstetrics or public health
- Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area
Experience
- Management of wide range of community paediatrics / paediatric neurodisability including child protection
- At least 6 months NHS experience
- Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
- Understanding of and experience performing audit / QI during general professional and higher specialist training
- Awareness of basic research methods
- Familiarity with evidence based practice
- Experience in Medical Leadership role
- Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
- Previous research projects/publications
Continuing Professional Development
- Clear commitment to lifelong learning
- Experience of evidence based medicine
- Ability to keep up to date in the speciality
- Membership of appropriate post graduate societies
Management
- Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
- Attendance at management meetings e.g. Directorate Speciality Board Meetings
- Attendance at appropriate management courses.
- Previous participation in a management role
- Experience in appraisal & mentoring
Personal Skills
- Ability to communicate & liaise effectively with patients, their parents & other relatives & with colleagues/staff in all disciplines
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
- Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines
- Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
- Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment
Circumstances
- Agree to live within reasonable travelling distance of the Trust
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post (Own transport required)
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