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Applications are invited for a Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics with an interest in neurodisability, based in Specialist Children’s Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Location: Glasgow City HSCP and one session a week at Royal Hospital for Children
Duties of Post include:
- Deliver direct care within a neurodisability and neurodevelopmental service for new and review patients within child centres including multidisciplinary clinics for children with a wide range of complex needs and assessment of children who may have autism and other neurodiversities, as part of a multi-disciplinary service.
- Provide medical support and advice to other staff within the wider multidisciplinary team providing care. This will include triage of referrals, Joint Assessment Clinics, and Co-ordinated Care Meetings.
- Contribute to leadership of community 0-19 neurodisability services for children in a locality area providing direct clinical care and supervision of other staff providing care. This will be predominately based in Glasgow city, but may change in the future depending on service requirements.
- To work closely with colleagues in the Paediatric Neurosciences Team at the Royal Hospital for Children to contribute to the complex motor disorder and botulinum service. This role includes complex case management, collaboration with neurology and other specialist colleagues, and co-ordination of care with the network of professionals who provide neurodisability services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board and West of Scotland Regional Health Board areas.
- To provide clinical support to colleagues with neurodisability caseloads in schools and clinics. Lead further development of care in this area.
- Liaise with other departments and agencies within the hospital and community setting in the promotion of seamless children's services.
- To work with Clinical Director and Clinical Leads in the further development of integrated care pathways for specialist community paediatric services across Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Contribute to the planning and development of Specialist Community Paediatric Teams (SCPTs) in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Including information collation, evaluation of services, service and policy development.
- Undertake management, education, audit and research activities within the service
- To be an educational supervisor for paediatric trainees at all stages of training and in time a supervisor for the neurodisability diploma.
- Contribute to undergraduate medical student teaching and training and other health professionals as appropriate.
Contact details for informal contact: Dr Allyson Ramsay, 0141 277 7475, Allyson.ramsay@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
INTERVIEW DATE: 20/08/2024
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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