About this role
Job summary
The post-holder will be fully accredited in General Practice with appropriate experience in Community Child Health. Excellent communication & liaison skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team are essential. The department proactively promotes clinical governance, and the appointee should be able to demonstrate skills in audit/quality improvement, risk management & evidence-based guidelines. As a University hospital, there is a strong commitment to teaching medical students and junior doctors. The post holder is expected to play an active role in all undergraduate and postgraduate training activities.
The post will be based in the department of Community Paediatrics at Hackney Ark with clinical sessions undertaken at the Hackney Ark and other Community venues as required. There will be an average of 3.2 PA of direct clinical care and 0.8 PA allocated for supporting professional activities. As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients.
As a department we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly, for example the opportunity of holding remote clinics, which may allow working from home at times.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior clinical role providing specialist leadership within the Looked After Children (LAC) Health Service and Child Protection Service. The post holder delivers and supervises weekly Health in Care Clinics, undertakes Initial and Review Health Assessments, prepares statutory health reports and healthcare plans, and contributes to adoption and fostering health assessments. The role requires close multi-agency working with social care, CAMHS, primary care, paediatrics, sexual health and other specialist services to ensure the health needs of looked after children are met.
The post holder provides clinical advice, supervision and support to colleagues, contributes to service development and strategic planning, and works alongside the Named Doctor for Looked After Children to maintain high-quality, compliant services.
The role also forms part of the daytime Child Protection Medical Examination on-call rota, undertaking assessments of children where abuse or neglect is suspected, completing detailed medical reports and body maps, and liaising with partner agencies. The post holder is required to maintain safeguarding competencies through regular supervision, peer review and ongoing professional development.
This role is essential to meeting statutory responsibilities, safeguarding requirements and contractual performance targets.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description Job responsibilities
Senior clinical role delivering Looked After Children and Child Protection services, assessments and safeguarding. Please see the attached Job Description for a detailed description of the role and its main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
MRCGP Full GMC registration and inclusion on the GP Register
Desirable
Higher degree (e.g. MSc, MD). Additional training relevant to Looked After Children and Child Protection
Experience Essential
Significant experience in Community Paediatrics Clinical experience in General Practice Experience within a Looked After Children (LAC) Health in Care Team Definitive Child Protection experience, including child protection medical assessments and report writing Experience of working in multi-agency settings
Desirable
Experience teaching or supervising junior clinicians in Looked After Children services Experience of evidence-based practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hackney Ark
London
E8 2FP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)