Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurology

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The Community Paediatric service is consultant led and works in close partnership with specialist community children's health services, GPs, children's social care, education and the acute sector, providing a range of services for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodisabilities and for vulnerable children in a safeguarding context, including Children Looked After. The service is provided for children and young people who are resident in Camden or registered with a Camden GP and/or attend school in the borough of Camden. It forms part of the Camden multi-disciplinary integrated service for children with disabilities (MOSAIC) and also provides clinics for children with neurodevelopmental conditions, autism assessments, motor disorders and complex neurodisability, Down syndrome, epilepsy, feeding difficulties and Children Looked After. Most clinics are held at Kentish Town Health Centre and complex neurodisability and epilepsy clinics are held at the Royal Free Hospital. Children Looked After Health Assessments, share of the Named Doctor role for Safeguarding, Neurodevelopmental Clinics including EHCP medical assessments, Multi-Disciplinary Child Development Clinics. In addition, the postholder will participate in the supervision rota for child protection medical examinations.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
Camden Community Paediatric site:
The Camden Community Paediatric Team are based at Camden MOSAIC, Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Rd, London. Clinical work takes place at a number of sites across the Borough including Royal Free Hospital and Swiss Cottage School.
This is a substantive post employed through the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust.
CCT paediatrics (or within 6 months of obtaining)
Neurodisability or Level 3 Community Child Health competencies
Confidence with child safeguarding - up to date level 3 training essential
Knowledge of working with children with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions thway development and service change experience
Aptitude for teaching and training
Trained in Autism assessment
Member of Medical Defence organisation
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Clinical Lead - Camden Community Paediatrics
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime