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Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurodisability | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £88,364 - £119,133 0 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2024 |
| Location: | Croydon, CR9 2RS |
| Company: | Croydon Health Services |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6441135/MW6441135 |
Summary
The post holder will be employed by Croydon Health Services and will work in a multi-agency team within Croydon.
The appointee will work closely with special school nursing, therapies, social services, public health and voluntary agencies to improve the health and outcomes for children with complex health needs in Croydon. The post holder will be expected to work with hospital colleagues and develop links across South West London.
The post is full time but flexible or part-time working requests will be considered.
The post holder is expected to contribute and support the CMS (Community Medical Service) staff and participate in multidisciplinary and multi-agency work, including children safeguarding duties in order to meet the needs of Croydon children and young people. The post holder is also expected to contribute to Continuing Care Panel.
The post holder is based at Lennard Road, the community services base and St. Giles School. They would be provided with IT support, as well as the new Patient Pathway coordinator, our revised secretarial support, utilizing pooled typing resources and pathway coordinators.
Croydon is a large London borough with a resident population of approximately390,500. Croydon has a relatively young population with about 26% aged less than 19 years, a slightly higher proportion than the national average. Croydon is ethnically diverse. In the 2006 Census, 40% of the population comprised black and minority ethnic groups. Overall the population enjoys better health than ever before.
The annual report of the Director of Public Health Medicine in Croydon 2011 identified some areas of special concern and health care priorities. In 2014 approximately 4500 babies were born to women resident in the borough of Croydon. Croydon has a high risk maternal population with a high fertility rate and a high proportion of babies born with low birth weight.
Croydon Local Authority has about800Looked after Children and 250 unaccompanied minors[CE1] . In addition, there are a number of children who are looked after by other Boroughs but are resident in Croydon. There areabout 300 children subject to Child Protection Plans[CE2] . There are established policies and guideline for staff dealing with LAC and safeguarding issues. There is a good multi-agency support for LAC via Local Authority virtual schools team, and integrated working with the immunisation and specialist nursing teams for safeguarding and looked after children.
The post holder will be employed by Croydon Health Services and will work in a multi-agency team within Croydon.
The appointee will work closely with special school nursing, therapies, social services, public health and voluntary agencies to improve the health and outcomes for children with complex health needs in Croydon. The post holder will be expected to work with hospital colleagues and develop links across South West London.
The post is full time but flexible or part-time working requests will be considered.
The post holder is expected to contribute and support the CMS (Community Medical Service) staff and participate in multidisciplinary and multi-agency work, including children safeguarding duties in order to meet the needs of Croydon children and young people. The post holder is also expected to contribute to Continuing Care Panel.
The post holder is based at Lennard Road, the community services base and St. Giles School. They would be provided with IT support, as well as the new Patient Pathway coordinator, our revised secretarial support, utilizing pooled typing resources and pathway coordinators.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Sep 2024