Senior Clinical Fellow in Adolescent Medicine

University College London Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London is seeking a full time medical professional (ST6-8 or equivalent) to join the Adolescent medicine team. The successful candidate will take a senior role and manage complex conditions affecting both physical and emotional health in young patients. Responsibilities include patient care, supporting junior staff, and contributing to teaching. This role offers significant opportunities for collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues in a leading pediatric environment.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full GMC registration.
• Have ST6-8 level experience.
• Hold MRCPCH or an equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage inpatients, day-care patients and outpatients with complex conditions.
• Support the junior medical team and contribute to teaching.
• Communicate complex information sensitively with patients.

Skills

Paediatric emergencies management

Knowledge of safeguarding policies

Simulation training

Good knowledge of paediatrics

Education

MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS Provider

Eligible for full GMC registration

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Job overview

We are looking to appoint a full time (1.0 WTE) ST6‑8 or equivalent to work in the Adolescent medical team, named Treatment and Rehabilitation of Adolescents with Complex Conditions Service (TRACCS) within UCLH’s Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine Division. This post is from March 2026 for 6 months.

Our Adolescent Service is recognised as a leading example at a national level and the inpatient unit is the largest in Europe. As part of the team you would work with the four consultants, registrar and SHO to see patients in clinics, day‑care and the adolescent ward. Outpatients often suffer from fatigue, pain, conditions such as ME/CFS, post‑COVID condition, FND, medically unexplained conditions and both physical and emotional difficulties. The adolescent unit has a mix of patients under different teams as well as the adolescent team who looks after young people with complex conditions, affecting both physical and emotional health. There are many opportunities for working with multidisciplinary team colleagues and gaining sub‑speciality experience in gastro‑rheumatology and gynaecology.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will form an integral member of the Adolescent medicine and TRACCS (Treatment and Rehabilitation of Complex Conditions team). They will take a senior role within the team and be responsible for helping look after inpatients, day‑care patients and outpatients with a range of diagnoses including CFS/ME, medically unexplained symptoms, FND and other complex conditions. The post holder will support the junior medical team and MDT, maintain responsibility for ongoing care of chronic cases and provide a general overview of activity on a busy adolescent ward. They are also expected to gain a wide exposure to adolescent medicine and other conditions as well as safeguarding and complexities in adolescent care. The post holder will contribute to the teaching of medical students and junior doctors, participate in the weekly postgraduate meetings of the paediatric department as well as audit, governance and training meetings, and help tutor small groups of students. The post holder will be a key member of the MDT planning and guiding individualised care for each CYP and communicate complex information in a skilled and sensitive manner with a specialist caseload of young people which may be highly emotive.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. UCLH provides academically led acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Eligible for full GMC registration
• ST6-8
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS Provider

Desirable criteria

• APLS Instructor

Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad experience in general and emergency paediatrics including ED, inpatient, acute ambulatory and outpatient settings
• Safeguarding training Level 3

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in an adolescent unit
• Experience in safeguarding
• Previous leadership role

Clinical skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage all common paediatric emergencies and acute illnesses
• Good broad knowledge of paediatrics
• Knowledge and experience of local and national safeguarding policies
• Experience in simulation training and learning

Desirable criteria

• Sexual health training
• Contraceptive training
• Mental health training
• Relevant specialist training
• Ethics training
• Postgraduate teaching degree or diploma
• Completion of simulation training [faculty development programme]

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 (PDF, 616.3KB)
• Functional requirement (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)