Job Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a substantive replacement post in Community Paediatrics, which also includes the role of Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children.



The post is available as a full time position, but those wishing to work less than full time are welcome to discuss. The post is subject to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's terms and conditions and the salary reflects national contract provisions.



The appointee will report to the Medical Director of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.



The post holder will be based predominantly in the South Derbyshire Dales area (Ashbourne and Wirksworth), with a small number of clinics in the Amber Valley area to support the existing team there. Duties Include



Seeing children and young people referred for assessment of child development, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical disability. Liaising with other disciplines and agencies on individual case management and the preparation of reports

As named doctor for safeguarding children, duties include:

Participating in a rota to provide clinic cover for children referred by social care for assessment of injuries/ physical abuse (NAI clinic) Chairing monthly local community paediatric NAI peer review meetings Quality control and audit of reports Attending regular safeguarding liaison meetings with colleagues from other services/ neighbouring NHS Trusts Management of community paediatric team on call rotas for physical abuse and rapid response for child death Lead doctor in Derby City and South Derbyshire for CDOP (Child Death Overview Panel) process Providing more specialist advice to the community paediatric team on reports for court and complex safeguarding cases Ensure robust policies, procedures and guidelines are in place to safeguard children across Derbyshire

On-call responsibilities.



Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.



CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible



33 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days after 7 years



Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training



Generous NHS pension scheme



Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits



Health service discounts and online benefits



Incremental pay progression



Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7



Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network



Health and wellbeing opportunities



Structured learning and development opportunities



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Interested candidates are encouraged to phone and visit for more information.



We will consider applications to work flexibly.



We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of all our staff.



"As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa's and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) "