Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Paediatrics

NHS; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is offering a position for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Paediatrics for 12 months. The role involves general paediatric cover and supports development in various paediatric specialties, medical education, and service improvement projects. This position is suitable for RCPCH trainees or those with substantial paediatric experience seeking to progress career pathways.

Qualifications

• Holds GMC Licence to practice at application time.
• Minimum of 12 months General Professional Training or equivalent.
• At least 18 months of paediatric training, including 6 months in neonatology.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of specialist registrars and Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners.
• Provide in and out of hours cover on the Tier 2/middle grade rota.
• Engage in undergraduate teaching and pursue postgraduate qualifications.

Skills

Teaching skills

Interest in medical education

Education

Recognised Primary Medical Qualification

MRCPCH

MSc or BSc

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Paediatrics

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Paediatric Senior Clinical Fellow for a period of 12 months to work in a busy, exciting, supportive, acute paediatric environment. The post provides general paediatric cover on the Tier 2 rota (equivalent to ST3 and above) working on the paediatric inpatient wards, in outpatients and supporting our paediatric emergency department. Supervision and support will be provided at all times by the consultant team.

This post would ideally suit an existing RCPCH trainee looking for an Out Of Programme Experience (OOPE) or a Post CCT Fellow seeking a supported step up to Consultant or those with significant Paediatric experience seeking to obtain portfolio progression.

We have a particular strategic need for those with interests in epilepsy, adolescent care, eating disorders, renal and paediatric emergency medicine. This should not preclude motivated and keen candidates from applying and we are also interested to hear from those with other interests as well as developing other areas of service in management, quality improvement.

Main duties of the job

Previous fellows have primarily focussed on medical education and simulation, we welcome interest from those seeking developing skills in quality improvement, management, involvement in project work including IT system roll out or development of service improvement such as adolescent and transition services. or time for further postgraduate qualifications. We also offer a broad spectrum of Paediatric specialties which would allow a clinical outpatient focus and actively support trainees towards Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) Specialist Interest (SPIN) modules.

About us

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is linked with Plymouth University which has its own medical school on site. There will be ample opportunities to engage with undergraduate teaching or take on a postgraduate qualification. We have an active research programme and dedicated research nurses to support completion of research projects.

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will support a team of specialist registrars and Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners to provide in and out of hours cover on the Tier 2/ middle grade rota. This post is part of our strategy to achieve RCPCH gold standard medical staffing. The shifts are EWTD and Junior Doctor 2016 contract compliant and cover paediatrics only, as there is a separate rota for neonatology.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Primary Medical Qualification
• MRCPCH
• Holds GMC Licence to practice at the time of application
• MSc or BSc

Experience

• Minimum of 12 months General Professional Training or equivalent
• At least 18 months of paediatric training, including 6 months neonatology
• Clinical experience of working in the NHS
• APLS or equivalent
• Child protection level 2 course
• Completion of RCPCH Level 1 competency procedures (or equivalent)
• Experience of tertiary neonatology
• Child protection Level 3
• Completion of RCPCH Level 2 competencies

Teaching

• Ability to teach medical undergraduates, junior doctors and other health care professional staff
• Interest in postgraduate medical education

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.

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