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.
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.
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.
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.
