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Specialist Doctor in Paediatrics (Community Child Health) | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,990 - £107,155 £96,990 - £107,155 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 October 2024 |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, RH16 4BN |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6590046/150-MM1224-CSS |
Summary
Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics
Mid Sussex Child Development Centre, Haywards Heath
10 PAs per week (Less than full time applicants will also be considered).
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic community paediatric team based at the Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath.
The successful applicant will join a team of 4 consultants (2.1 WTE), to participate in all aspects of community paediatric work. The team are actively involved in training and there is one ST4/5paediatric trainee and a foundation doctor (FY2) at the Child Development Centre.
The community paediatric team is based at the Mid Sussex Child Development Centre in Haywards Heath, along with the multidisciplinary therapy team, and LAC health teams. There are close links with CAMHS, University Hospitals Sussex, and with Education and Social Services within West Sussex Council. The Centre provides a bright, spacious and family friendly environment for multidisciplinary working. The team have always placed an emphasis on innovation and service development.
We offer a friendly, welcoming, supportive and experienced team environment ready to support the development of a new Specialist Doctor or equally a more experienced doctor seeking a new challenge. We are looking for candidates who are innovative and flexible, committed to multidisciplinary working and will actively participate in developing new approaches to the delivery of high-quality child health services.
The post holder will take on an area of lead responsibility for the department. Possible areas include aspects of Neurodisability, SEN, SARC, Children Looked After and Education and Research. The post holder will be encouraged and supported to undertake further training when in post if needed. There is a requirement for the post holder to support the teaching of medical students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and in supervising paediatric trainees within the Mid Sussex team.
The Sussex Children’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre is located at Seaside View Child Development Centre, in Brighton and the successful applicant can choose to join the daytime and weekend rota for this service, with training provided if needed.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Applicants must have valid registration with the GMC and a License to Practice and must demonstrate they meet the entry criteria for the Specialist grade.
The department is committed to teaching and provides clinical and research placements for students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Naomi Elson, Medical Lead (01444 414100 or naomi.elson1@nhs.net )
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Sep 2024