Consultant Community Paediatrician and Named Doctor for Safeguarding

Job overview

Named Dr Safeguarding, Consultant Community Paediatrician based at the Crystal Development Centre, Malling Close Addiscombe. This is a full‑time post, attracting 10 programmed activities, and the successful applicant will as the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children, provide professional leadership and strategic oversight for safeguarding children across Community Paediatric Services, ensuring that safeguarding responsibilities are effectively embedded within clinical practice and service delivery. The postholder is responsible for leading all safeguarding activities within the community service, providing expert advice, supervision and support to healthcare professionals, and promoting high standards of safeguarding practice in line with national guidance and local procedures. The role works in close partnership with the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children in Acute Paediatrics to ensure a cohesive, consistent and integrated approach to safeguarding across the health economy.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with statutory and partner agencies, contributing to multi‑agency safeguarding arrangements, strategy discussions, case reviews and safeguarding partnerships, and will provide visible leadership to strengthen inter‑agency working and improve outcomes for children and young people.

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Working for our organisation

Working for your organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it

Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the full job descriptions.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent Level 3 Child Safeguarding training
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. Full GMC registration. On the GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview. CCT/CCST or equivalent accreditation in Community Paediatrics or equivalent training and experience. Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree (Msc, DCH, DCCH, MBA, MD, PhD or equivalent .MSc in relevant area e.g. CCH / Neuro-disability).
• Post-graduate qualification in Paediatric Neurodisability.

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics
• 3 years Higher Specialist Training, including 2 years in Community Paediatrics, or is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid BLS Training

Desirable criteria

• Specialist experience / training in particular area of CCH practice.
• Training in objective developmental assessment e.g. Griffith Developmental Scales.
• Training in Autism assessment e.g. DISCO or ADI/ADOS. Undertaken PET courses. Valid APLS and NLS

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS

Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.

If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub - - For Medical and Dental Staffing requests please contact Charlotte So, Senior Medical HR Advisor at

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