Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 251-MD25138
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BNHH
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £65,048 - £73,992 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics
Clinical Fellow
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Applications for 1.0 wte Senior Clinical fellow Community Child Health
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team as part of our integrated child health service, serving one of the largest populations of children in the Wessex Region. HHFT also hosts the local special school nursing team and the children’s community nursing team and paediatric psychology service.
Main duties of the job
Contribute to the provision of community services by conducting clinics in the hospital/outreach settings:
- Ensure continuity of care for patients by liaison with community-paediatric consultants
- Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development in community child health
- Engage in clinical governance activity through the clinical fora
Working for our organisation
The Community Paediatric department at Hampshire Hospitals has responsibility for a number of specific areas of community paediatric practice.
- Developmental assessment – all paediatricians provide developmental, educational and behavioural assessments, generally in a clinic setting with the flexibility to visit pre-school settings and schools if required. Pre-school/ school observation of the child may be carried out as part of this assessment.
- Complex neuro-disability – paediatricians provide clinic-based follow up for children with cerebral palsy, neuro-muscular disease, and genetic syndromes, as well as multi-disability working via Team around the Child meetings and liaison with allied professionals.
- Preschool Autism assessments (including ADOS) are undertaken by all of the Community Paediatric Consultants
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post would provide excellent experience in community child health and would include;
New patient clinics – with consultant supervision
Special school clinics
Down syndrome clinics (BNH supervision PM)
Additional learning/support opportunities;
Kennet CSA clinic – BNnH
Safeguarding
Adoption & Fostering
Joint Paediatric Neurodisability psychology
Joint Neurology Outreach clinics
Pilot Feeding clinics – complex and dysphagia
Psychology and psychiatry liaison work
Genetics clinics
Naomi house and palliative care
For further information contact Dr Martha Wyles, Clinical Director of Child Health/Consultant Paediatrician [email protected]
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH
- Full registration with GMC
- APLS or equivalent
- NLS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- DCH
- Safeguarding certificate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years’ experience in Paediatrics
- Previous experience in community child health
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualifications
- At least 6 months experience of working in the NHS
- Autism relevant training e.g ADOS
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents and staff
- Ability to work with and lead a team
- Understanding the importance of multi-disciplinary working in delivery of patients care
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate participation in audit, QI and research
- Demonstrate ability to manage change and an understanding of the principles of service improvement
- Teaching experience and/or qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Martha Wyles
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Child Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01962 824554
- Additional information
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