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Full Time 10PAs

We are recruiting a Consultant Community Paediatrician to join a dynamic, community paediatric team in Rochdale Care Organisation. This is an exciting time to work in a very diverse region where service development and innovation are priorities for health service commissioners and providers.

About us

The HMR Community Paediatric Service (CPS) is a Consultant Paediatrician led service focusing on developmental paediatrics, neuro-disabilities, and complex needs. The service also has statutory responsibilities including undertaking and facilitating initial health assessments for Looked after Children (LAC) and statutory Special Educational Needs.

The service is based at Callaghan House. Referrals to the service are accepted from all professionals including GP’s, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Health Visitors (HV’s), School Health Practitioners (SHPs), Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos) and other local authority professionals (the list is not exhaustive).

Within the CPS, much of the work is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency, and there are numerous interdependencies with other services in the Local Authority and in health including Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapy,  Occupational Therapists, Audiology & Orthotics, enabling a team assessment. There is a clear and robust pathway for a team assessment for the child with neurodevelopmental concerns ensuring early intervention and planned health care, promoting the public health agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have clinical duties within the community setting in HMR (Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale).

It is envisaged that the post holder would develop services in number of areas. Firstly, the smooth discharge into community setting of children with complex health needs including palliative care. Secondly, managing ongoing general health issues of children with complex health needs. This will be supported by the large well established community paediatric nursing team.

This post is based at Callaghan House where the post-holder will work within a fully integrated Childrens community health service.

The post holder will also have some responsibilities in supporting statutory components of the service (Initial Health Care Assessments and supporting adoption and fostering teams (with the main clinical lead).

The job plan will include 3-4 clinics and supervision and training of junior staff. The post holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest depending on their experience and interests.

The potential post-holder should have relevant experience in quality improvement and service development, clinical management and leadership skills. 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.