Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics and Neonatology

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for junior doctors to fill posts in acute paediatrics with neonatology. The roles involve working within a committed team, providing essential support in various clinical areas, including emergency departments and inpatient wards. Ideal candidates will gain valuable experience in managing a wide range of paediatric conditions, and will also contribute to teaching, audit, and research programs. This role presents an excellent opportunity for professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with a clinical team in a general hospital setting.
• Commitment to participate in audits and research.
• Willingness to engage in teaching and training programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support in paediatric emergency departments.
• Participate in paediatric and neonatal resuscitation.
• Engage in out of hours rotas.

Job description

A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking to recruit junior doctors to posts in acute paediatrics with neonatology at West Middlesex Hospital. In all work, the post-holder will be working alongside London Deanery trainees from general practice and paediatrics on a combined rota, with the same access to educational opportunities, including the daily teaching sessions and the simulation sessions.

The posts cover all paediatric inpatient and new-born areas of clinical care, working with the existing paediatric team. They are ideally suited to trainees who want to gain clinical skills in a general hospital setting of undifferentiated presentations. The combined rota gives clinical experience in management of general paediatric patients and neonatology, including stabilisation of critically ill children and new-borns prior to transfer to other tertiary units for on-going care.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

• We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
• We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
• We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
• We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
• We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
• We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
• Provide day to day support on site in paediatric emergency departments, inpatient ward, short stay unit, day unit, Special Care Baby Unit, postnatal ward and labour ward
• Participate in paediatric and neonatal resuscitations with the team
• Participate in out of hours rota
• Contribute to the departmental and undergraduate teaching programme
• Participate and be creative in the audit and research programme of the department

This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026