Child Health Doctor (0–4 and 4–18 years) – Apeldoorn (2 x 24–32 hours per week)

At CJG Apeldoorn, you’ll use your medical expertise to help children and young people grow up healthy and resilient. You’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary team committed to prevention, collaboration and making a real difference. Would you like to contribute to strong primary care in Apeldoorn as a youth health doctor? Then we’re looking for you!

Your impact on children’s development
As a youth health doctor at CJG Apeldoorn, you provide preventive care to young people aged 0–18. You monitor their growth and development during consultations and advise parents and young people on nutrition, behaviour, health, hygiene, safety and parenting. For the 4–18 age group, you will focus primarily on socio-medical support within primary, secondary and special education, working in collaboration with partners in the care chain. This includes participating in core team meetings in secondary education and providing advice on how to address pupil absenteeism. You will work closely as part of a team comprising paediatricians for children aged 0–18, paediatric nurses, doctors’ assistants, health clinic assistants and a speech and language therapist. 

What are you going to do?

0-4

• You will monitor and assess the development and growth of children aged 0 to 4.
• You carry out routine health checks and examinations as required.
• You are responsible for implementing the national vaccination programme.
• You advise parents on nutrition, sleep, crying, safety, development and parenting.
• You identify, advise and refer children with medical and developmental problems.
• You identify factors that pose a risk to health and take action where necessary.
• You will act as a point of contact for nurses.
• You will support our organisation in delivering youth health care services during the task differentiation project.

4-18

• You carry out individual and group health assessments, both preventative and on medical advice. You assess care needs and identify any potential problems at an early stage. You contribute ideas, provide appropriate advice and refer patients where necessary.
• You will be the linchpin of a multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, care assistants, youth workers and educationalists.
• You will develop and maintain a broad network of contacts with healthcare and paramedical professionals, mental health services, the education sector, school attendance officers and youth support services, and you will capitalise on opportunities for collaboration.
• You work in a client-centred manner, engaging in dialogue with the client and tailoring the care provision to their needs. In this way, you help to strengthen the family’s or young person’s sense of personal responsibility and self-reliance.

Working at CJG Apeldoorn
Would you like to come and work for us? That means working for a committed and dynamic organisation. Together with our partners within Samen055, we support parents, children and young people in Apeldoorn in growing up healthily and raising their children well. We are an open organisation where we work together to build strong basic care and provide opportunities for everyone to develop their talents. The CJG is committed to a solid foundation in prevention: support where needed, and specialised support where required. 

Here’s what we offer you
We believe it’s important that you feel at home here and have the opportunity to develop. That’s why we offer you:

• 4-18: An employment contract for 24–32 hours per week, starting with a one-year contract, with the prospect of a permanent position subject to satisfactory performance.
• 0-4: A fixed-term employment contract for 24–32 hours per week; this is for one year, the duration of the task differentiation project.
• As well as a challenging working environment, a wide scope of work and scope for personal initiative, we offer you opportunities for development and training, including the Introductory Course in Youth Healthcare (0–18) if you have not yet completed it.
• As a junior doctor, you are placed in pay scale 11 (Youth Care Collective Agreement), and as a youth doctor (KNMG-registered), you are placed in pay scale 12 (Youth Care Collective Agreement).
• Key fringe benefits include: the Youth Care Collective Labour Agreement provides for a training budget for youth doctors, a travel allowance and a commuting allowance.

What to bring
For this role, we are looking for someone who works meticulously, has a strong sense of responsibility, is decisive and resilient. You will recognise yourself in the following:

• You are a BIG-registered junior doctor. The KNMG Youth Health Doctor profile is an advantage.
• You have strong analytical skills and, at the same time, are able to engage in conversations with children and parents on an equal footing and with respect.
• You recognise the importance of preventive healthcare and clearly have an affinity with the target group.
• You are proactive and able to adapt to an organisation and environment that are constantly changing.
• You have a driving licence and a car.

Would you like to apply or find out more?
There is no closing date for this vacancy. All applications are reviewed on a weekly basis. Do you have any questions about this role? Please feel free to contact Sandra Mustert, team manager of the youth doctors’ team at CJG Apeldoorn, via s.mustert@cjgapeldoorn.nl or 06 14 85 14 51. 

We do not welcome approaches from recruitment agencies in response to this advert.