Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician

Community Paediatrics are looking to appoint and welcome a motivated colleague to join their friendly team and build on what has already been achieved by the service. There is a keen scope to support any specialist interest enhancements for the right candidate. The service is highly regarded locally and has 2 ST posts recognised for Level 3 training in Community Paediatrics. We also provide training for Level 2 (1 post).
The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic team consisting of 6 (5 WTE) consultants and 2 Associate Specialists to provide maternity leave cover for one of the existing consultants.
The department is committed to the introduction and development of skill mix across medical and nursing specialist roles. To this end, three (2.6 WTE) specialist nurses provide a specialist role in the management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and provide nurse-led follow up.

Main duties of the job
The Directorate provides health services for children in Wirral from bases at Arrowe Park Hospital, the Child Development Offices at St Catherine's Health Centre, Birkenhead and a number of community settings. Child Health Services are rapidly evolving in response to the challenges of the changing needs of children in the 21st century. The Directorate works in partnership with Local Authority colleagues in developing children's services in line with government policy.
The ethos of the Directorate is to work to provide a service that is child and family centred in conjunction with Education, Social Services and Child & Adolescent Mental Health. We are committed to a process of continuing development and adaptation driven by the needs of children locally and to exploring and pioneering new ways of improving the health opportunities of Wirral children. The department is open to using the skills and abilities of medical, nursing and allied professions unfettered by traditional demarcations., Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding the main responsibilities of this role.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Children's, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
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Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £18+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £38+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.