Job Advert
Applications are invited for a Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics based in Specialist Children’s Services (SCS), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. 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 an Autism Spectrum Disorder as part of a multi-disciplinary service.
Contribute to the child protection medical service – daytime and out of hours. Currently 1:8 OOO rota with 5% supplement.
Work with community and acute colleagues to support the delivery of the ‘Complex Child Discharge Protocol’ to enable identification of additional vulnerabilities in complex cases and improve communication across all services.
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.
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
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.