Consultant-Developmental Paeds & Doctor for Children Looked AfterNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent consultant to join a well-established neurodevelopmental and neurodisability team in South West London and meet rising demand in most of our specialist teams within Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and the Children Looked After (CLA) Services. The successful candidate will work across and deliver care for the CLA, Developmental Paediatrics, ADHD and ASD sub-specialties. This post also includes the Named Doctor for CLA, an active role in delivering and improving the service for CLA. The Named Doctor will be working alongside the Named Nurse for CLA and the rest of the wider team, who all contribute to delivering the clinical aspect of the CLA service. The post holder will ensure a high standard of care is achieved and maintained within their organisation demonstrating effective leadership skills and working within a team. This will include providing clinical supervision, (including checking reports) of all doctors that carry out CLA clinics and management of the trainee doctors. The Named Doctor will also be responsible for providing an annual quality assurance report for CLA in conjunction with Named Nurse and management team.

Main duties of the job

Children Looked After

The Children Looked After's Health Team works in close partnership with the Local Authority, London Borough of Wandsworth (LBW). Effective joint working arrangements between the LBW and SGH are in place to ensure that the health and well-being of children in care are promoted and that all children receive timely Initial Health Assessments (IHAs), Review Health Assessments (RHAs) and dental checks that are in line with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

The Local Authority is responsible for around 320 looked after children. There are approximately 200 new accommodations each year.

Job description

Clinical Duties:

Provision of the Named Doctor function which includes specialist advice and supervision to staff who have direct contact with looked after children and care leavers. The post holder will ensure a high standard of care is achieved and maintained within their organisation demonstrating effective leadership skills and working well within a team.

Undertaking Statutory CLA Initial Health Assessments.

Undertaking Statutory CLAReview Health Assessments LAC for under-5s and for older children with complex medical or other special needs.

Producing a report and healthcare plan within statutory time scales and subsequently a comprehensive written report

Clinical Supervision of the CLA clinics delivered by the trainee and other doctors

Work closely with the Named Nurse for CLA, as well as the other CLA Nursing staff and Paediatric Management team, to deliver a safe and efficient service for the looked after children of LBW.

Provide annual quality assurance report for CLA in conjunction with Named Nurse and management team

Liaising closely with the Childrens Social Workers

Undertaking developmental clinics, SEN clinics and possibly ADHD clinics or ASD multidisciplinary assessments depending on experience and relevant training.

Deliver holistic approach for children whom may need care in a number of aspects at once (CLA, ADHD, Developmental Paediatrics and ASD).

About us

The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:

A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.