Clinical Fellows in Paediatrics

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Consultant Paediatric Infectious Diseases at St Mary's Hospital, London. Engage in diverse responsibilities across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care, while working within a vibrant team dedicated to exceptional children's healthcare. Experience significant career development opportunities along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing support

Staff recognition scheme

Optional cycle to work scheme

Car lease schemes

Onsite leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• Minimum 36 months previous paediatric experience.
• Experience in teaching medical undergraduates and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all patients on Great Western Ward (Medical and Surgical).
• Participates in twice daily consultant led ward rounds.
• Chair the Complex Patient meeting, supervise STs and FY1s.

Skills

Child protection

Multi-disciplinary team working

General paediatric skills

Clinical governance

Research skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Current registration and in good standing with GMC

APLS or PALS provider

MRCPCH Clinical

Higher Degree

Job description

This post is based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, part of the West London Children's Alliance (WLCA) and provides the general paediatric in-patient service plus many sub-specialities including allergy, nephrology, neurology, haematology, infectious diseases as well as surgical specialities (general paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, and urology). There is support available from Westminster CAMHS. The patient acuity and complexity is unusually high and many children have severe underlying health problems or neurodevelopmental problems.

The Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PSSU) provides short stay in-patient care (anticipated to be <72 hours) and ambulatory care. Patients can be referred for intravenous antibiotics if these cannot be given in the community. There is a high volume of outpatient reviews including nurse led clinics and GP rapid referrals, and review slots for Infectious diseases, ENT, dermatology and diabetes.

Westway Ward manages day-case procedures, including surgical day cases and radiology investigations.

Outpatient clinics include general paediatrics and a wide range of sub-specialities. There is an active child development service with speech & language, physiotherapy and occupational therapists as well as psychologists.

There is a separate rota for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care, Haematology and neonates on site.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will divide their time between inpatient, outpatient and out of hours work.

Day time Ward Registrar

• Responsible for all patients on Great Western Ward (Medical and Surgical), separate registrar for paediatric infectious diseases inpatients
• Participates in twice daily consultant led ward rounds
• Chairs the Complex Patient meeting on Thursdays, or the Paeds ID Meeting on Tuesdays
• Supervises STs and FY1s

PSSU Registrar/Consults registrar for Paeds ID

• Management of short stay patients on PSSU, including A+E referrals
• Management of "hospital at home patients"
• Assists Great Western Ward SpR as required
• Paeds ID - takes external referrals and liaise with other specialities across the WLCA site for advice re investigation and management

Out of hours there are two paediatric registrars covering general/specialist paediatrics at St Marys

On call Paediatric registrar

• Bleep 1202 handed over each shift
• Works with the Paediatric Site Practitioner to manage patient flow through the day
• Part of the emergency "crash" team
• Should be based in A+E during the daytime
• Takes all referrals from GP's/ A&E/ Health Visitors/ Other Hospitals
• Responsible for smooth running of A&E, and for assessment of all sick children
• Responsible for assessing all admissions (medical and surgical)
• Responsible for supervision of GPVTS trainees in A&E
• Discusses admissions with relevant receiving team

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

Interviews are planned for week commencing (TBC) 30th June 2025

For detailed description of the role please see the attached full job description.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Current registration and in good standing with GMC
• APLS or PALS provider
• MRCPCH Clinical
• Higher Degree

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

• Minimum 36 months previous paediatric experience

Clinical skills

• Technically competent in general paediatric skills
• Experience of child protection cases
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• PICU/HDU Experience
• Sub-Specialty paediatric Experience
• ID, Allergy or Neuro-disability/Neurology experience

Teaching Experience

• Experience in teaching medical undergraduates
• Experience in teaching a range of healthcare professionals
• Training the trainer tuition
• APLS instructor

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of principles of clinical governance
• Clinical practice consistent with GMC guidelines on "Good Medical Practice"
• Experience of clinical audit, to include more than one completed project
• Experience in quality improvement work

Academic achievements including research/publications

• Understanding of Evidence-based medicine
• Presentation at local level
• Clinical research experience
• Presentation at national or international level Publications
• Evidence of attending paediatric courses
• Maintenance of a reflective learning portfolio

Language

• PLAB 2 - spoken and written English skills
• An equable and considerate personality
• Good at team-working
• Experience chairing meetings
• Experience preparing agenda and minutes

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.

Consultant Paediatric Infectious Diseases

£41,750 to £64,288 a year£41,750 - £64,288 per annum plus London Weighting + 1A banding