Following significant investment into Community Child Health Services in Herefordshire our consultant team is expanding. We are particularly keen to recruit a colleague with an Interest in Autism and Neurodevelopment. Within our service expansion plan there is however scope for the team to be flexible and welcome all areas of subspeciality interest to complement the team- including for example Audiology, Safeguarding and Children Looked After.

There is potential to take on allied leadership roles according to individual interest and experience. If you are applying for your first consultant post we would offer supervision and encourage additional training for your professional development to support you in establishing an area of subspeciality interest.

This is a full time post , with no on-call commitment our team is based at the Child Development Centre in Hereford. We would welcome applications from those wishing to work less than full time, or job share. A condensed working

Advert Closing Date: August 28th 2024

Interview Date: October 23rd 2024

Main duties of the job

The post holder joining the Neurodevelopmental team or ASD assessment team will undertake clinics and if further assessment is indicated, lead multidisciplinary completion of ASD assessments.

The post holder joining the Children Looked After team will in addition to the clinical commitments undertaking Statutory Health Assessments/ Adoption reports, etc. they will be willing to chair meetings, offer clinical advice and develop a leadership role. According to experience and interest, they will be encouraged to fulfil the responsibilities of either the Medical Advisor for adoption and fostering, or the Named Doctor for CLA. They will undertake audit and contribute to service evaluation for reporting and service development.

Have experience and understanding of multidisciplinary & multiagency working in order to best assess and plan how to meet the needs of children on our caseload. They will liaise with other professionals through offering written reports, case discussion or clinical meetings as appropriate.

Equal admin to clinical time is allocated, e.g. a four hour clinic will have four hours of admin timetabled

SPA allocation of 1.5 PA per week with possibility of additional time, up to 2.5 PA, for specific responsibilities

One flexible session per week to cover as required:

• Multi-agency meetings (team around the Child child protection conferences, Adoption breakdown etc.)
• Nursery and school visits
• Multidisciplinary meetings for children with complex needs

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for further detailed information regarding the role.

Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Entry on Specialist Register in Community Paediatrics via CCT or CESR, Or within six months of obtaining Specialist Registration (at the date of interview), or obtaining CESR

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or other higher degree
• DCH, DCCH, or other relevant diplomas

Clinical experience, knowledge and skills
Essential

• Wide experience, knowledge and skills in Paediatrics.
• Knowledge of child protection and experience in managing child abuse and neglect.
• Level 3 or higher formal training in Child Protection
• Usually, at least 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics
• Usually 5 years Higher Specialist Training in Paediatrics.
• Knowledge of Statutory Framework for Looked After Children (CLA Post)
• Knowledge and experience undertaking Neurodevelopmental Assessments including Autism.
• IT skills and competency to work within health digital systems.
• Completed Basic life Support Course

Desirable

• Experience or training in one or more of the following areas child mental health, Looked After Children services, EHCP, ASD
• Experience working in Community Paediatrics
• Interest in or experience of Medical Advisor /Named Doctor roles for Children In Care. (CLA post only)

Management
Essential

• Knowledge of the role of clinical governance in current clinical practice
• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Ability to mentor staff
• Understanding of management issues including medical management clinical governance, service planning and quality improvement. Willingness to lead service developments

Desirable

• An understanding of NHS management responsibilities of Consultants.
• Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work mentoring junior staff
• Demonstrated ability to take on a leadership role

Teaching, audit and research
Essential

• Experience of Teaching Students, medical and other staff in a variety of settings
• Demonstration of participation in audit and understanding of the audit process
• Demonstration of willingness to participate in research.

Desirable

• Interest in and commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Attendance at a 'training the trainers' or similar course
• Demonstrate ability to design and complete an audit project
• Demonstrate ability to design and complete a research project.

Professional Interests
Essential

• Understanding of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Framework Understanding of health needs and Statutory Framework for Looked After Children or Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional societies, i.e. BACCH, BACD, BAAF, etc

Personal Skills
Essential

• Reliability and good personal organisational skills with a flexible attitude and ability to recognise own limitations
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with children, their parents and with colleagues. Good written communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams

Supervision and Leadership
Essential

• Ability to lead the development of services.

Desirable

• Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines.
• Experience of service development

Other requirements
Essential

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
• Meets professional health requirements

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