Consultant Community Paediatrician, Lead for Neurodisability

at  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a Dynamic Community Paediatrician committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families in Greenwich, with the opportunity to pursue your career and research interests? We have just the job for innovative candidates looking for the challenges of inner London boroughs as you develop your career.
As well as new Consultants, we welcome applications from established Consultants. The job plan is negotiable and can be tailored to meet your individual needs in line with the service needs as appropriate. Part time applicants are also encouraged to apply.
We are looking for candidates who can join a team of enthusiastic and supportive colleagues, with a strong emphasis on effective teamwork and interagency working, as well as professional and personal development and wellbeing.
This post provides an opportunity to work in a Borough with high Deprivation index and pursue a diverse specialist community paediatric post, without any on call commitment.
This is a substantive Consultant post in Community Paediatrics with Lead for Neurodisability, due to the current post holder retiring.
Greenwich Community Paediatric Services is part of the Children and Young People Directorate (CYPD), Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The Consultant will be part of a team of 5.0 WTE Consultants, 1 WTE Locum Consultant, 1 specialist Paediatrician, 5.0 WTE Specialty Grade (SAS) doctors, 1 WTE Specialty Higher Trainee, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Health care assistant.
The consultant will provide a high level of clinical expertise and leadership, both for the team for which they are responsible and in borough-wide services.
RESPONSIBILITIES: (further on JD)
To provide assessment and case management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability and special needs. The Consultant has overall responsibility for their own caseload, which may have children from across the borough.
To supervise and teach Specialty Grade Paediatricians (SAS) and Specialty Trainees carrying out assessment and management of children with complex needs.
Provide clinical input to multi-disciplinary clinics/meetings for the assessment of children with complex disability and special needs.
Provide medical advice to Local Authority Children’s Services according to statutory legislation and guidance for Looked after Children. Clinical work may be carried out by the Speciality Doctors but children with complex Neurodisability remain on the Consultant caseload and they will have overall responsibility.
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
The consultant will provide a high level of clinical expertise and leadership, both for the team for which they are responsible and in borough-wide services.
We are offering a retention incentive in addition to the salary and London weighting. Because we want to recruit the very best team, we are offering external new starters a retention incentive of £5,000 when they start and commit to working with us for one year. Beyond that, a further £5,000 will be paid if a commitment is made to remain in post for a further two years. Any payment made will be on a pro rata basis for part time appointments.
Successful candidates can work closely with Tertiary Consultant colleagues via the Outreach Neurodisability services. There is opportunity to liaise with local acute Paediatric colleagues. and CAMHS colleagues at our joint meetings to improve care for CYP. The job plan is negotiable and can be tailored to meet their career and individual needs in line with the service needs as appropriate.
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