Clinical Fellows in Paediatrics

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Paediatric Registrar at St Mary's Hospital to manage in-patient and out-patient care across multiple specialties. This role demands excellent clinical skills and offers opportunities for professional growth, working in a high-acuity environment with significant responsibilities.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum 36 months previous paediatric experience required.
• Experience in teaching medical undergraduates.
• Evidence of involvement in clinical governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage both inpatients and outpatients across various paediatric specialities.
• Supervise trainees and lead clinical meetings.
• Participate in emergency care and paediatric assessments.

Skills

Technically competent in general paediatric skills

Experience of child protection cases

Multi-disciplinary team working

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Current registration with GMC

APLS or PALS provider

Safeguarding Level 2/3

MRCPCH Clinical

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• Current registration and in good standing with GMC
• APLS or PALS provider
• Safeguarding Level 2/3
• MRCPCH Clinical

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Minimum 36 months previous paediatric experience

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Technically competent in general paediatric skills
• Experience of child protection cases
• Multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable criteria

• PICU/HDU Experience
• Sub-Specialty paediatric Experience
• ID, Allergy or Neuro-disability/Neurology experience

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in teaching medical undergraduates

Desirable criteria

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

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Experience in quality improvement work
• Risk management experience
• Patient experience' work

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Evidence-based medicine
• Presentation at local level

Desirable criteria

• Clinical research experience
• Presentation at national or international level Publications

Continuous professional development (CPD)

Essential criteria

• Evidence of attending paediatric courses

Desirable criteria

• Maintenance of a reflective learning portfolio

Language

Essential criteria

• PLAB 2 - spoken and written English skills

Team working skills

Essential criteria

• An equable and considerate personality
• Good at team-working

Desirable criteria

• Experience chairing meetings
• Experience preparing agenda and minutes

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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 and Person Specification (PDF, 768.3KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)