Clinical Specialist Doctor in Community Child Health
Job summary
Clinical Specialist Doctor in Community Child Health interest in Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and Children in Care. We are in the exciting position of being able to offer a clinical specialist post in the community and developmental paediatric service to an enthusiastic applicant with interests in neurodevelopmental paediatrics and the assessment of Children in Care. The post is for up to 10 Programmed Activities (10 PAs).
Clinical responsibility would be in a defined geographical patch within the Darlington and South Durham team who have bases at Darlington Memorial Hospital and Bishop Auckland General Hospital. However all staff are expected to work across Trust sites depending on the needs of the service. The duties of these posts do not include any acute paediatric on call work.
Main duties of the job
The Community and Developmental Paediatrics Service provides consultant-led medical and health assessments, investigation, treatment, management and support for children and young people between the ages of 0-19 years in secondary care outpatient settings.
We work with children and young people with complex health needs resulting from neurological disorders affecting child development (neuro-disability), those with disordered child development or where there are concerns about developmental disorders, Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) and children and young people who are in care.
We are a dedicated team of highly specialised clinicians trained in paediatrics who have sub-specialised in community child health. We deliver holistic care as part of a multidisciplinary team with close links to primary care teams, 0-25 service, mental health providers, tertiary paediatrics and other hospital based paediatricians and agencies such as education, social care, public health and voluntary sector organisations.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager. You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks. We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.
We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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