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Consultant in Community Paediatrics
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We are currently looking to appoint a Consultant Community Paediatrician to our supportive, flexible and innovative team. This is a Full Time post; however, applicants interested in a Part Time position are also welcome and will be considered. This is a replacement post and is based at Sudborough House, St Marys Hospital, Kettering, where we are co-located with a range of therapy services and other disciplines as part of an integrated specialist children’s community service. The community paediatric team deliver services within Kettering and other towns and locations within the North of the County.
The post holder will deliver a full range of community paediatric services including developmental and educational paediatrics in locality clinics, and undertake integrated developmental assessment clinics with therapists. The post-holder will also participate in the daytime hours child protection rota for physical/sexual abuse.
We are looking for a candidate with a commitment to service improvement and development, and excellent communication and liaison skills. The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team is essential. We anticipate the post-holder will take a lead for one or more specific areas within the service, to be agreed with the successful applicant depending on interests and experience.
Candidates must be accredited with CCT in Community Child Health or evidence that he/she is within 6 months of the CCT date at the time of interview and is expected to achieve CCT.
Candidates with CCT in Paediatrics should have equivalent competencies obtained within previous 5 years to those gained by CCT in Community Child Health.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an Employer which is committed to developing you and that prides itself on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.
NHFT has recently being awarded “Outstanding”
Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.
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NHFT encourages flexible working, this includes remote working depending on service needs

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