Specialty Doctor in Community Paediatrics

Specialty Doctor in Community Paediatrics

This post is offered on a full time 10 PA basis although less than full time applications will be considered. All suitable applications will be considered, including for candidates who have completed their CCT. Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields site although all our medical staff will be involved in delivering care to patients within the Wakefield and Pontefract area.

The post holder would be part of the team of Community Paediatricians who work within the wider Community Paediatric team, comprising the Child Development Nurses, the Looked after Children Team, Therapists and Clinical Psychology, with full Administrative and Secretarial support team. We would welcome colleagues with a General Community Paediatrician background who may have a subspecialty to complement the existing team.

There would be the opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake or develop a specific role or responsibility in line with the candidates experience and requirements of the service. The Community Paediatric Department within the Trust consists of 5 substantive Consultants and 5 Specialty Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors.

The main duties of the post will include:

• General Community and Neurodisability Clinics
• ADHD assessment (and potential for triage)
• Social Communication/ASD assessments
• Potential for delivery of clinical and educational supervision (once training undertaken)
• Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space and secretarial support is provide
• Promote a multi-disciplinary team approach to care within community paediatrics and the wider health/education/social care teams in childrens therapy services, CAMHS and the local authority
• Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with a minimum of 1 SPA included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service. Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

About the role

This post is offered on a full time 10 PA basis although less than full time applications will be considered. All suitable applications will be considered, including for candidates who have completed their CCT. Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields site although all our medical staff will be involved in delivering care to patients within the Wakefield and Pontefract area.

The post holder would be part of the team of Community Paediatricians who work within the wider Community Paediatric team, comprising the Child Development Nurses, the Looked after Children Team, Therapists and Clinical Psychology, with full Administrative and Secretarial support team.

We would welcome colleagues with a General Community Paediatrician background who may have a subspecialty to complement the existing team. There would be the opportunity for the successful…