Consultant Community Paediatrician - Watford, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
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HCT are advertising for three Consultant Community Paediatricians, one of the posts will be with a special interest in Child Mental Health.


Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - based at Peace Children's Centre - Watford, St Albans Health & Wellbeing Centre & Marlowes Health & Wellbeing Centre - Hemel Hempstead.

Have you got exceptional clinical skills to support children and young people in west Hertfordshire?

Come and be at the Heart of our Community

Applications are invited for the posts of Consultant Community Paediatrician. This is a 10 programme activity post with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The post holder will be based at one of the three children's centres in West Hertfordshire. All centres have excellent facilities and hosts several disciplines.


Children's Services within West Hertfordshire provide services to the child population in Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and surrounding areas.

There is multiagency working within the department including assessment of autism.

There are close working relationships with both Acute Paediatrics Services and CAMHS. There are strong links with Hertfordshire County Council, Social Services and Education Department.


Interview date: 20th March 2024


The responsibilities will include:

assessments of children with neurodevelopment conditions, autism, ADHD and neuro-disabilities.

safeguarding children, looked after children, school health

special educational needs, teaching and training.

This post holder will have shared lead for neuro-disability and where appropriate, participating in multi-agency / multidisciplinary assessments.


The Children's Specialist Services Medical Team in West Hertfordshire consists of 9 permanent Consultant Community Paediatricians, working across the three child development centres.

They are supported by Specialist and Speciality grade doctors, and two core specialist registrars. The team work closely with therapy, community nursing and continuing care teams. All consultants take a specific area of responsibility.

We welcome informal visits to our friendly team in Watford, St Albans & Hemel Hempstead

A relocation package will be considered where applicable.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.


You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.


We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.


It is expected that the post holder will provide services to children with neurodevelopment conditions including development delay, autism, ADHD and neuro-disabilities within the wider child development team, and where appropriate, participating in multi-agency assessments.

All referrals of children are discussed in the weekly 'intake meeting' to identify the appropriate clinics these children should be seen in.

The new consultant is expected to be part of that team. Timely written and verbal reports are an integral part of this role.


Where relevant, the post holder will provide expert advice to the GPs and other health care professionals on issues relating to neuro-disabilities, autism, and neurodevelopment.

It is also expected that the consultant will attend any relevant meetings relating to development of services within the medical team.

A multidisciplinary autism assessment pathway is in place. Highly specialist speech and language therapists and clinical psychologists are part of the team. It is envisaged that the pathway will be refined in the light of further experience. The post holder could be part of this autism assessment team.

Please see attached documents for full details.


Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.


The post holder should hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

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