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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
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
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
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:
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
Nice to have:
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