Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health

Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health

Substantive post

Part time (7 PA)

Salary Scale - £107,144 - £142,369 per annum (pro rata)

Looking for a new and exciting challenge? Then think about working in NHS Forth Valley in the heart of Scotland.

NHS Forth Valley seeks to appoint a Paediatric Consultant in Community Child Health. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Paediatric Consultant with an interest in Community Child Health to join our small and friendly Child Development Team.

This is a new post offering an excellent opportunity to help develop and shape our expanding Community Child health service and also contribute to the Neurodevelopmental pathway for 0-18 year olds within Forth Valley in line with current guidelines. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the diagnosis and support of children with a variety of neurodiverse conditions including autism, ADHD, learning difficulties and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Previous diagnostic experience is therefore desirable but formal training can be provided.

This post also provides an excellent opportunity for applicants with special interest in Child Protection and interest in the lead role for Child Protection in NHS Forth Valley.

The community team provides general developmental clinics and specialist clinics in neurodisability, tone assessment and management with botox, Looked after and Accommodated Children assessments, Adoption and Fostering assessments, Comprehensive health assessments, School aged health clinics, Downs syndrome, visually impaired and hearing clinics. We welcome any interest within these services.

Clinics are based across the Forth Valley area including Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmanashire as well as in the Forth Valley Royal Hospital (FVRH) in Larbert.

All Paediatric Consultants are expected to have a minimum of Level 3 Child Protection training and participate in child protection examinations for physical abuse and neglect allegations.

Applicants interested in the Child Protection lead role are expected to have further formal training in Child protection at Level 4/5 (RCPCH) and have substantial clinical experience in the field of safeguarding/child protection and substantial experience of the legislation relating to children and young people, and the court process. They should have been clinically active (or have held an active clinical position in the previous two years) in the field of safeguarding/child protection, as part of their clinical commitments. Formal training and experience in evaluation and examination for physical signs of child sexual abuse would also be of benefit.

Although the post does not have an acute paediatric component a hybrid job would be considered depending on the individual interest. There is no out of hours commitment associated with this post.

Forth Valley Paediatric department participates in several regional and national Managed Clinical networks facilitating the maintenance of specialist interests for all senior medical staff. It provides a vibrant teaching programme and welcomes medical students as well as trainee doctors from Edinburgh, Tayside and Glasgow, some of which are based within child health.

Involvement in research is encouraged and active participation in the Scottish Patient Safety Programme SPSP Paediatric and Maternity is well established.

The community medical team consists of 4 Consultant Paediatricians and 3 Specialty Doctors. We are based at FVRH in Larbert as part of the wider general paediatric team. This enables close working with other Paediatric and MDT colleagues. Support from the community nursing team is excellent.

The department provides comprehensive paediatric and neonatal care to a population of 310,000 people with 60,000 children under the age of 16 years and about 3,200 deliveries per annum. There is a 25 bedded combined medical and surgical Paediatric ward; a 20 bedded Neonatal Unit supporting a Consultant led Obstetric unit and an 8 bedded Paediatric Day Care Unit.

You can look forward to a warm welcome and strong support from colleagues.

Our hospital is situated in the heart of Scotland, nestled against the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, and close to vibrant towns that are richly endowed with excellent cultural and sporting facilities, offering good transport links to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Job Train website. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise, Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics, must be registered with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT at the time of interview. Applicants applying under the Portfolio pathway must be entered onto the GMC Specialist Register at time of application. Applicants are required to have evidence of recent continued academic and professional development. Excellent, communication, listening and organisational skills are essential.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Kristyna Bohmova, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Director, Paediatrics and CAMHS, Kristyna.bohmova:@nhs.scot or Dr Sam Welham, samantha.welham@nhs.scot , Consultant Paediatrician and Helena Marshall, Head of Service / Chief Midwife Women, Children's & Sexual Health Directorate & CAMHS, helena.marshall@nhs.scot, Tel. .

Closing Date: 7^th January 2025

Interview Date: 30^th January 2025

Please quote reference number 199484 on all correspondence.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.