Senior Clinical Fellowship in Community Paediatrics | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,329 - £63,152 There are no on call responsibilities out of normal working hours within this post |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, E8 2FP |
| Company: | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6296594/293-CCS-MED-0023 |
Summary
· The post holder will be based at the Hackney Ark and will carry out clinical work in the Hackney Ark, which provides assessment and intervention for children with a wide range of special needs and disabilities.
Activity / Workload
· The post holder will participate in consultant led neuro-developmental multi-disciplinary clinics. He/she may also participate in a range of other secondary level clinics (for example neonatal follow-up, enuresis, audiology, child protection) in other locations (community health centres, children’s centres, schools) depending on experience & training.
· He/she may also have responsibility for a special school and a secondary level community based clinic.
· Clinical work will be matched to the experience and training needs of the post holder as much as possible.
Clinical work and responsibilities
· Recognition and management of children with suspected and confirmed physical and emotional abuse and neglect,participating in a daytime child protection on-call rota with senior paediatric and consultant supervision.
· Identification, multidisciplinary assessment and management of children with a range of disabilities and special needs.
· Diagnosis and management of medical and developmental problems in a range of secondary community based clinics.
· Provision of medical services for a special school including advice for teachers and for Local Education Authority, particularly for children with long term problems, disabilities and special educational needs.
· Neurodevelopmental assessment and follow up of pre-term infants.
The department of community paediatrics is based at the Hackney Ark (multi-agency child development centre) and provides services for children across the London Borough of Hackney, a deprived and culturally diverse district in London’s East End, as well as the City of London. We have a purpose built multi agency child development centre (the Hackney Ark) and other clinics are conducted in local health centres & schools. We work closely with local paediatric acute units at the Homerton & the Royal London, and with child mental health services provided both within and outside the trust. The department provides a full range of services in community paediatrics including neurodisability, social paediatrics and child public health.
Sample Timetable
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
School aged clinic
Admin
Neurodevelopmental Clinic
LAC
Clinic
Child Protection admin
PM
/Admin
On call child protection
Admin
Teaching
On call child protection
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024
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