Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics

Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics

Our Community Paediatric team is made up of a wide range of enthusiastic and passionate individuals, including 5 consultants, 5 Specialty and Specialist (SAS) doctors and a diverse team of nursing staff. The clinical team is supported by a dedicated secretariat team with office and networked computer facilities. We are a busy centre serving a large diverse population. Our community paediatric services are delivered across two hospital sites (Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield and Pontefract General Infirmary in Pontefract), which form The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.

The service also runs clinics within special schools and medical centres in the geographical area. Our vision is to deliver patient-centred, accessible and integrated services as seamlessly as possible with primary care. The dedicated team at Mid-Yorks sees around 4,500 patients through our outpatient departments. Our Trust has modern, spacious, state-of-the-art clinical, diagnostic and teaching facilities.

Main duties of the post include:

• General Community Paediatric Clinics, Neurodisability, Bladder and Bowel Management Clinics.
• Initial Health Assessments (IHA) for Looked After Children, with scope to contribute to adoption work and Pre-Adoption Medicals (PAM) as the service develops.
• ADHD assessment (with potential involvement in triage pathways).
• Close multidisciplinary working with education, therapy services, CAMHS, local authority teams and palliative care providers.
• Opportunities to contribute to clinical and educational supervision (following appropriate training).
• Administrative duties, with appropriate office accommodation and secretarial support provided.
• Promoting a strong multidisciplinary team approach across community paediatrics and partner agencies.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We are committed to continuous improvement, prioritising our people and values to deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and innovative, always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

About the role

Our Community Paediatric team comprises a wide range of enthusiastic individuals, including 5 consultants, 5 SAS doctors and a diverse team of nursing staff. The clinical team is supported by a dedicated secretariat team with office and networked computer facilities.

We are a busy centre serving a large diverse population. Our community paediatric services are delivered across two hospital sites (Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield and Pontefract General Infirmary in Pontefract), which form The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals Trust. The service also delivers clinics within special schools and medical centres in the geographical area. Our vision is to deliver patient-centred, accessible and integrated services as seamlessly as possible with primary care.

The dedicated team at Mid-Yorks sees around 4,500 patients through our outpatient departments. Our Trust has modern, spacious, state-of-the-art clinical, diagnostic and teaching facilities.

An Introduction to the Division/Specialty from the Head of Clinical Service

The trust is made up of 3 sites delivering excellent clinical care from our hospitals at Pontefract, Wakefield and…