Clinical Fellow Complex Safeguarding & Gender Interest

University College London Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospital seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the NHS Children's Gender Service, offering support to paediatric endocrine patients. The successful candidate will deliver clinical care, engage in service evaluations, and participate in multidisciplinary teams. This role requires full GMC registration and ST4+ paediatric training, with a focus on safeguarding and developmental strategies for young people experiencing gender-related distress.

Benefits

Interest free season ticket loan

Access to free independent and confidential support

Large retail discounts

Staff discount platform

Cycle to work scheme

On-site accommodation

Wellbeing programme access

Qualifications

• Wide experience in General Paediatrics at specialist registrar level (ST4+) essential.
• Understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures crucial.
• Research experience and teaching presentation skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care to the Paediatric Gender Service clinics.
• Support service evaluation and research projects, focusing on safeguarding.
• Develop management plans and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Patient Confidentiality

Safeguarding

Education

Full GMC Registration

ST4+

MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS Provider

Higher degree MSc or related discipline

Job description

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Job overview

You are invited to apply to a Senior Clinical Fellow post to work between the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS, London) based at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Children and Young People's Endocrinology Department, based at University College London Hospital (UCLH), available as 1 FTE (less than full time equivalent available).

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to commence on 1st September 2025 for 6 months. Paediatric training to ST4+ or equivalent is a requirement. Previous experience in paediatric endocrinology, adolescent health and gender is highly desirable but not essential.

The post holder will be expected to support the Children and Young People endocrine service; for inpatients, endocrine testing in day-care and outpatient clinics as well as supporting the NHS England's Children and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS), providing specialist gender related care and support for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

Their duty will be to provide clinical care and input to the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (London) clinics, including providing a paediatric opinion as part of a multidisciplinary team for children and young people, and to support and develop service evaluation and research projects within the service in line with Cass recommendations and NHSE specifications, with a specific focus on safeguarding, including developing proposals, seeking ethical approval and funding, gaining consent, collecting and analysing data and presenting and publishing work.

This will help develop the evidence base to understand the nature and needs of young people with gender related distress and develop management and treatment strategies to best support them.

It is also recognised that the new CYP Gender Service, which opened in April 2024, has a focus on understanding the wider needs of CYP with gender related distress. The post holder will learn skills in MDT working and complex history taking, formulation and development of management plans.
This job will be 50% based in General Paediatric Endocrinology including gender clinics at UCLH and 50% based in CYPGS. It is possible to negotiate evening and weekend 'on call' work in General Paediatrics. We are passionate about providing excellent clinical care alongside the best training opportunities.

Working for our organisation

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
• ST4+
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS Provider
• Level 3 safeguarding training

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree MSc or related discipline

Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience in General Paediatrics in the UK at specialist registrar level (ST4+) (ED, wards, outpatients)
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance
• Knowledge and experience of local and national safeguarding policies and their application
• Understanding of principles of patient confidentiality and data protection

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching and presenting
• Experience of audit activities
• Clinical expertise in adolescent medicine, neurodiversity, safeguarding

Skills and Abilities

Desirable criteria

• Research experience
• Experience in a range of teaching techniques
• Experience in simulation training and learning

Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

Essential criteria

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 992.2KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)