Consultant in Community Paediatrics
Job Description
Job summary
The Rotherham Foundation Trust (TRFT) is committed to providing the highest quality care to the children and families of Rotherham and this is an exciting opportunity to join the trust as a valued Consultant Paediatrician providing senior medical input into the Community Paediatric team. We are pleased to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic forward thinking community paediatrician with well-rounded experience and training to join our existing team
The post will give the candidate the opportunity to work in a range of community settings such as Special Schools and Community clinics although you will be based in Rotherham Hospital to ensure easy access to regular team meetings, supportive colleagues (including acute and community paediatricians) & good administrative support
This role will offer the opportunity to take a strategic safeguarding role within Rotherham as the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding. This is a statutory role within the ICB which is bought in from Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, one day a week
There will also be an opportunity if desired to be involved in the Children in Care service carrying out adoption work sitting on the adoption panel and ensuring high quality medical advice/statutory documentation to inform multi-agency decision making
If you are passionate about working in the community, improving the health and life chances of children and enjoy working in a holistic and multi-agency way, then this is the job for you
Main duties of the job
This role is offered as a part-time permanent post 3.5 days per week and will comprise a job plan including 2 or more of the following.
- Allocated doctor for one or more of Rotherhams special schools, providing assessment, monitoring, advice and well-planned transition to adult services, as well as working closely with the SEND nursing and therapy teams.
- Delivering neurodevelopmental clinics within the community
- Carrying out Initial Health Assessments for children coming into care
- Carrying out medicals and associated work for the Children in Care service
- Designated Doctor for Safeguarding role
There are opportunities for the post-holder to expand their portfolio and personal interests and to take part and lead in ongoing service development. There will also be educational opportunities on offer to supervise and teach specialty community paediatric trainees and/or medical students from Sheffield University in clinical and group settings.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit TRFT for an informal tour and discussion.
By joining the team you will be helping the Rotherham community.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.
But do not just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.
All of our colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
All Consultant interviews will be performed in person - face to face. If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Job responsibilities
The Department
The Childrens and Young Peoples Hospital and Community Service has been integrated since April 2011. This is a unique situation that affords many new opportunities. The integrated service consists of:
In-Patients (Childrens Ward and Childrens Assessment Unit)
The Hospital Childrens Unit has a 12-bedded Childrens ward, a 10-bedded short stay Childrens Same Day Emergency Care (CSDEC). CSDEC is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The unit also accommodates childrens surgery (general surgery, urology, orthopaedics, accident & emergency medicine, oral surgery, day case ENT and Ophthalmology). The childrens ward has 1 CHDU bed which can accommodate both medical and surgical patients. Children are admitted into the CHDU bed according to the guidelines and the CHDU admission and discharge criteria. CHDU accepts any child from 0-16 years from medical and surgical specialties. Specialities other than paediatrics will get shared care with paediatricians. The anaesthetic team is always informed of a childs admission to CHDU.
Neonatal Unit (NNU)
There is a 14 cot Neonatal Unit which includes a two-bedded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. There are 3000 deliveries a year. Babies under 27 weeks gestation are transferred to the regional intensive care unit according to the latest network guidelines. Babies requiring neonatal surgery are transferred to Sheffield Childrens Hospital and cardiology cases are discussed with/transferred to LGI. We hold a weekly, joint Consultant neonatal ward round and meet monthly with obstetric and midwifery colleagues in a regular programme of perinatal clinical audit / effectiveness.
Complex Health Needs Service
This community service is nurse-led and provides personalised care in the home, school or other community setting to 019-year-olds suffering from a serious illness, significant disability, long term condition, complex health need, palliative or end of life need. The service also incorporates a hospital from home model supported by the Paediatric Acute Rapid Response Outreach Team (PARROT) which aims to deliver care closer to home by admission avoidance and by expediting discharges. This sits alongside a Neonatal Outreach Team (NNOT) which supports families to allow early discharge from the unit.
Clinic and Ambulatory Services
This service area incorporates all hospital & community clinics. The Childrens Out-Patient Department offers facilities for a variety of clinics, day case assessments and investigations. These include General Paediatric Clinics as well as specialist clinics for Asthma, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Growth and Endocrine Problems and Enuresis. Regular visiting childrens tertiary speciality clinics are also held for Paediatric Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Clinical Genetics and Paediatric Surgery/Urology.
Community paediatric clinics are delivered in the Childrens Out-Patient Department or in a number of venues across the borough to support care closer to home. Clinics are provided for: pre-schoolers at the Child Development Centre, older children in Rotherham Community Health Centre and other community hubs; within school for children in special schools; medical input into adoption and fostering services; Looked after childrens health assessments; medical input into the Education Health Care Plan process; Participation in safeguarding responsibilities on a multi-agency basis with partner agencies such as the Local Authority. Enuresis clinics are led by the Community team and operate within the Childrens Out-Patient Department.
Special Needs and Disability Services
This group of services includes Paediatric Therapy Services, and the Child Development Centre which is located at Kimberworth Place. The Child Development Centre provides facilities for the multi-disciplinary assessment of children with developmental disorders including autism, and most of the Community Paediatricians have individual clinical sessions within the Centre.
Universal Services
Universal Services comprise of Health Visiting and School Nursing (0-19) Services both of which regularly interface with Paediatricians with regard to children and young people on their caseloads.
Services for Vulnerable Children and Young People
These are a specific group of statutory and other services. Named Consultant Paediatricians have responsibility for the statutory services such as safeguarding, looked after children and child deaths. Other services for vulnerable C&YP include Child Sexual Exploitation; Youth Offending; Young Homeless; Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees; Young parents.
Rapid Access Clinics
An Emergency Referral Clinic (Rapid Access Clinic) runs each day of the week by a Consultant for children who need urgent assessment but who may not require admission.
Ward Based Consultant Practice
Acute Paediatric Consultants contribute to an on-call service. This currently follows a 1:11 ward-based model. During this week, the Consultant will cancel all clinics and lead daily ward rounds on the childrens ward and ...
