Job Introduction
As a Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics at HCRG Care Group you will be part of friendly and dynamic team of six consultants and one associate specialist based in St Martin’s Hospital where we deliver services across the Child Health department
The post holder will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and ongoing care to children, young people and families in BaNES and Mendip. The post holder will share all aspects of community paediatric work with colleagues and should have relevant experience in clinical management of children, including those with neurodevelopmental difficulties and also safeguarding children is desirable but training can be provided.
We work closely and collaboratively with our colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and share an integrated electronic records system. We base our clinics as close as possible to our patients, using GP surgeries, community hospitals and special schools to deliver services.
We also provide community paediatric services in Mendip in Somerset, particularly in Frome and Shepton Mallet, although all consultants across BANES and Mendip share an office base in Bath.
We provide a safeguarding on call rota, jointly with colleagues in Wiltshire which covers BANES, Mendip and parts of North and West Wiltshire. On call cases are seen at the Royal United Hospital in Bath – this is our local acute district general hospital, and we have very close working relationships with our acute paediatric and other colleagues there.
This service runs Monday - Friday and is closed on Bank Holiday’s
The post is advertised as a full-time post (10PAs) although part time or job share applicants will be considered
Main Responsibility
The appointee will:
- Deliver community paediatric clinics, assessing children with a range of concerns that are affecting their health, development, or educational potential, in accordance with our established referral criteria. This includes medical assessments for the SEND process.
- Contribute to the teaching and clinical supervision of paediatric trainees within the department and of undergraduate medical students.
- Perform medical examinations in relation to assessments of Looked After Children, to collate information from other clinicians and complete the relevant forms within specified statutory time limits.
- Liaise with other health professionals to ensure coordinated management of assessments, treatment and follow up.
- Participate in the safeguarding medical on call rota (both in and out of hours). This includes providing information and participating in strategy discussions with the multi-agency hub, medical assessment of children where there are safeguarding concerns, advice and support to colleagues, peer review and safeguarding supervision.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Job Description.
Proposed plan of programmed activities
The precise job plan will be developed and agreed with the post holder and reviewed annually. It will include specified sessions for:
• Direct Clinical Care (DCC) = clinical activity, clinical related activity including administration, predictable and unpredictable work and clinical supervision. Includes safeguarding medical examination, attendance at case conferences, providing advice and reports and undertaking peer review and supervision
• Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) = Continuing Professional Development, undertaking clinical audit, attending and delivering teaching sessions, service development and other clinical governance activity
Example of 10 PA job plan
7.5 PAs DCC
2.5 PAs SPA
For more information or to discuss the role in more detail please contact Julie Crouch at julie.crouch@hcrgcaregroup.com
The Ideal Candidate
· UK recognised medical degree and current full GMC registration
· MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
· Previous experience in community paediatrics and knowledge of UK child health systems
· Experience in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions
· Experience of providing advice to the Education department regarding Special Educational Needs
· A full UK driving licence and access to a car
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £51,017 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- *An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
