Specialist Grade in Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
This is a full time, substantive post to be based at the Burnley General Hospital site.
The General Neurodevelopmental and specialist clinics are undertaken in dedicated outpatient clinics. Clinical activities will be delivered from sites across the East Lancashire Hospital Trust footprint which coverRoyal Blackburn, Burnley General, Clitheroe Community Hospital, Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Centres (Shadsworth and Livesey) and The Acorn Centre in Accrington, and Special School Settings.
There is no out of hours commitment. The service is delivered through clinics at a number of hospital and community locations.
The Paediatric Directorate is supported by paediatric physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, dietetic and speech therapy services. There is close liaison with the community learning disability teams and with ELCAS.
The Directorate liaises well with the local Children’s Social Care Department and with the Education Authorities.
The Directorate provides a comprehensive Community Child Health Paediatric service for children under 16 and also to some Young People 16-18 in specific situations.
The service is delivered via an Integrated Clinical Team, Multidisciplinary Model with Medical Consultants, Allied Health Professionals (Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy) and Specialist Practitioners.
All Consultants in East Lancashire have expertise and interests in different specialty branches of Paediatrics. The aim is to have a lead consultant for all specialty areas who can undertake independent and/ or joint care of complex patients with nearby tertiary centres.
The service in East Lancashire remains patch based but all team members meet regularly and are committed to working together to provide an equitable service with agreed pathways.- Assessment and management of children with complex disability, and developmental disorders.
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This advert closes on Thursday 10 Oct 2024