CLINICAL FELLOW IN GENERAL PAEDIATRICS AND SPECIALTIES

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in London is seeking Clinical Fellows in General Paediatrics. This role offers an opportunity to work in multiple specialties with excellent training opportunities. Successful candidates will benefit from a supportive environment aimed at career development in paediatrics. Posts are available starting from February 2024.

Benefits

Active educational program

Named educational supervisor

Study leave

Qualifications

• Candidates should have GMC registration and a medical degree (MBBS or equivalent).
• Complete foundation competencies and newborn life support training required.
• Experience in paediatrics or neonatal care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in various paediatric specialties.
• Manage and care for children in a world-class hospital environment.
• Participate in a full shift system compliant with the Junior doctor contract.

Skills

Clinical procedures

Quality improvement work

Effective clinical audit

Interest in teaching

Effective teamwork

Education

GMC registration

Medical degree - MBBS or equivalent

Foundation competencies or equivalent

Newborn life support training

MRCPCH part 1 or equivalent

APLS Instructor training

Level 3 child protection training

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

CLINICAL FELLOW IN GENERAL PAEDIATRICS AND SPECIALTIES

The closing date is 08 June 2025

Full-time: varied contract lengths and variable start dates - six month posts starting from Aug/Sep 2025

Applications are invited for a Junior Clinical Fellow rotational posts in Paediatrics at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to gain paediatric experience at a world class paediatric hospital with a wealth of training and education opportunities available to successful applicants. Whilst these are not accredited training posts, they attract the same training opportunities, including study leave, a named educational supervisor and a very active educational program.

We have several posts available starting in Feb/Mar 2024 and Aug/Sep 2024. There are six month posts available or we can offer longer rotational posts between various specialties. We have a strong track record in supporting trainee through a number of posts and subsequent successful entry into the national training programmes however we are keen to hear from you whether your prior experience in paediatrics is minimal or significant.

Main duties of the job

Departmental and job summaries are included within the generic Job Description. All duties are worked on a full shift system and are compliant with the Junior doctor contract.

About us

Due to the volume of applicants, unfortunately we are unlikely to be able to consider candidates without previous UK experience within the NHS.All duties are worked on a full shift system and are compliant with the Junior doctor contract.We are keen to hear from you whether your prior experience in paediatrics is minimal or significant, and you wish to enhance/consolidate yourexperience in a leading paediatric centre with a view to specialist training in paediatrics as a career. Due to the volume of applicants, we areunlikely to be able to consider candidates without UK experience within the NHS.These are not recognised training posts but attract the same training opportunities, including study leave, named educational supervisor and avery active educational program.

Job responsibilities

The paediatric posts are based in the Evelina London Childrens Hospital at St Thomas Hospital in various specialties. The neonatal posts are based in the neonatal unit at St Thomas which is one of the largest in London.

Potential posts are available in the following specialities and there may be more than one post available in a particular specialty.

• Complex General Paediatrics (FY2+ ST3)
• General Paediatrics with special interest in Medical Education (FY2+ ST3)
• General Paediatrics with special interest in Quality Improvement (FY2+ ST3)
• Paediatric ENT (FY2+ ST3)

To be confirmed please submit an application if interested

• Paediatric Neurology/metabolic (ST1 ST3)
• Paediatric Emergency department (ST1 ST3
• Paediatric Nephrology (ST1 ST3)
• Paediatric Medical Orthopaedics (FY2+ ST2)
• Paediatric General Surgical (FY2+ ST2)

Due to the volume of applicants, unfortunately we are unlikely to be able to consider candidates without previous UK experience within the NHS.

Informal enquiries to:

Complex General Paediatrics: Ajanta Kamal [e-mail]

Paediatric Emergency Department: Martin [e-mail]

Paediatric Nephrology: Nicholas Ware [e-mail]

Paediatric Orthopaedics: Arash Afsharpad [e-mail]

Paediatric Neurology: Daniel [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration
• Medical degree - MBBS or equivalent
• Complete Foundation competencies or equivalent
• Newborn life support training
• MRCPCH part 1, MRCP, MRCPCH, MCEM or equivalent
• APLS Instructor or equivalent resuscitation provider training
• Level 3 child protection training

Clinical Experience

• Understanding and awareness of particular requirements and demands of working with children and their parents
• Demonstrates reflective approach to practice and commitment to personal development
• Previous paediatric or neonatal experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of experience in clinical procedures relevant to post
• Undertaken quality improvement work or service development
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Teaching & Other

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

PErsonal Skills

• Evidence of working as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Physical Requirements

• Satisfactory medical occupational health clearance is a condition of employment for medical staff and evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B is mandatory for all staff involved in invasive procedures

Other

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• Extracurricular activities or achievements relevant to paediatrics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust