Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (structured programme of 10 PA's)
- Job ref
- 825-6529233-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Stones
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/01/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
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Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Community Paediatrician for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (SCHT) based in Shrewsbury.
This exciting opportunity is available due to the previous post holder retiring. If you are enthusiastic, experienced and passionate about Children and Young People and being part of a supportive and friendly team then we would welcome your application. We are a progressive team working within a newly formed integrated care system with lots of opportunities for partnership working. Our staff turnover rates are low. You will be well supported by experienced team members and there is regular CPD with neighbouring Trusts. You will be carrying out child development/neurodisability work within a friendly, passionate team dedicated to providing high quality care for our patients.
The appointee must be able to travel to meet the requirements of the job and will be eligible for a car through the Trust's lease car scheme, details of which will be available to the successful applicant.
- 10 PA's
Main duties of the job
The Trust has been rated as GOOD across all the services it provides.
There are no acute on-call commitments.
Opportunity to develop specialist interest speciality will be encouraged.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with Community Nursing Staff, Allied Health and Education Professionals and Social Workers;
The post holder is expected to provide clinical leadership for Specialist Trainees on rotation in community paediatrics.
Participate in a week-day 9 am to 5 pm Safeguarding Child Protection on-call rota. This is supported by regular Child Protection Supervision and Peer Review. Frequency would be 1:6.
Good co-operative and joint working is in place across disciplines and between partners within the Integrated Care System.
We would welcome any enquiries to visit the service and meet the team and this can be facilitated in person or via Microsoft teams.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the role, please find the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
- Full GMC registration and licence to practice. On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR-CP in Paediatrics.
- Capable to work at Consultant level in Community Child Health
- Experience in Child Protection/ Safeguarding to at least Level 3 competencies
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years general professional training in Paediatrics.
- Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to Higher Specialist Paediatric Training including usually 3 years in Community Child Health (usually after 5 years of Higher Specialist Training in total)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- BLS skills appropriate for a Community Paediatrician
- Ability to work on own initiative unsupervised and make decisions.
- Be able to recognise child abuse and neglect communicate and document findings and concerns
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively.
- Evidence of achievement of level 3 competencies in Community Child Health
- Clinical Governance experience including audit and clinical risk management
Academic
Essential criteria
- Participation in research or clinical audit
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching/training skills.
Management
Essential criteria
- Understanding of management issues and service planning.
- Willingness to lead service developments
- Willingness to take responsibility for own practice.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luisa Guglielmoni
- Job title
- Locality Clinical Manager (Community Paediatrics)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07979801838
- Additional information
For further information please contact:
Dr Diane Short, Consultant Paediatrician, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Children and Families Services,
Tel: 01743 450800 Email: [email protected]
Dr Mahadeva Ganesh MD Paeds, MRCP, MRCPCH, MSc Audiology, DCH, Medical Director/Consultant Paediatrician, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Tel: 07815461571 Email: [email protected]
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