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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Doctor in Community Paediatrics to undertake the statutory role of Named Doctor for Looked After Children (LAC) within a large and forward-thinking NHS organisation in the East Midlands.

This is a senior leadership role within Community Child Health, aligned to the Intercollegiate Document (RCPCH/RCN 2020) competencies at Level 4 – Named Professional standard.

Applicants must have at least 1 year of NHS experience and recent experience in Community Paediatrics.

This post does not meet the minimum sponsorship threshold.
 

Main Duties of the Role

Clinical Responsibilities

• Undertake the statutory role of Named Doctor for Children in Care (Looked After Children)
• Support and oversee Initial Health Assessments (IHA) and statutory health reviews
• Provide specialist advice and supervision to clinicians involved in LAC and Care Leavers’ assessments
• Assess and examine children and young people in accordance with community paediatric standards
• Contribute to safeguarding assessments where required
• Work closely with safeguarding and community child health teams to ensure safe and effective care delivery

Safeguarding & Named Doctor Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and the Safeguarding leadership
• Develop and review Children in Care policies, protocols, and clinical pathways
• Support quality assurance processes for statutory health assessments
• Promote awareness of the health needs of Looked After Children
• Influence policy and practice relating to health outcomes for this vulnerable group
• Provide expert input into multi-agency meetings and case discussions
• Participate in statutory inspections and multi-agency audits

Training, Teaching & Leadership

• Conduct a needs analysis for Children in Care training
• Design, deliver, and evaluate safeguarding and LAC training (single and multi-agency)
• Provide supervision and professional support to junior doctors and community clinicians
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Support departmental teaching programmes

Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement

• Participate in and lead clinical audit activity relevant to Community Child Health
• Apply research evidence to clinical practice
• Contribute to clinical risk management and governance processes
• Support continuous service improvement within community paediatrics
• Ensure compliance with statutory safeguarding frameworks

Organisational & Professional Responsibilities

• Work flexibly across community clinic bases within the county
• Contribute to service planning and strategic development
• Maintain revalidation and CPD requirements
• Participate in annual appraisal and job planning
• Promote equality, inclusion, dignity, and high professional standards

Requirements

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• MBChB (or equivalent qualification)
• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience
• Recent experience in Community Paediatrics
• Demonstrable experience in assessing and examining children and young people
• Evidence of participation in appraisal and revalidation
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Understanding of safeguarding frameworks
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Ability to travel between community clinic bases

Desirable

• MRCPCH / DCH (or equivalent)
• Experience in undertaking safeguarding medicals
• Experience in Looked After Children medicals
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children training
• Experience of using SystmOne
• Leadership or supervisory experience within the community child health