Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics and Neonatology (ST3+)

Somerset NHS Charity; Redhill; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics and Neonatology for a 12-month fixed term position. The successful candidate will cover pivotal clinical areas, participate in a CESR programme, and engage in teaching and quality improvement projects within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Hold the relevant medical degree and clinical registration.
• Experience in general paediatrics and neonatology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Cover all areas in paediatrics and neonatology per rota.
• Conduct Registrar Led outpatient clinics under consultant supervision.
• Be part of a full shift rota, including night shifts.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Mandatory professional/clinical registration

Evidence of essential experience for role

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 326-7120587-JC

Employer Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £49,559 - £64,288 per annum (depending on experience) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics and Neonatology (ST3+)

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics and Neonatology

We seek to employ a senior clinical fellow at middle grade level covering general paediatrics and neonatology in our busy secondary care service for a period of 12 months. The successful candidate would have the chance to join a CESR programme where you would have the opportunity to work at St Georges hospital in London in their PICU and tertiary NICU on placement and also to work in a community placement in the local area. Support will be provided by a team of Consultants experienced in CESR with regular appraisals.

This post is required to cover gaps in the rota. We undertake separate rotas in general and neonatal paediatrics at Consultant, Middle grade and SHO level.
There is a consultant of the week present for Outwood ward, NNU and CAU. On Outwood ward, there is a long day registrar, long day SHO and short day SHO. On CAU, a short day registrar and SHO as well as 1 registrar and 2 SHO’s on 1-10pm shift. On NNU, there is a long day SHO and registrar. Postnatal ward is covered by 2 short day SHO’s and a registrar. On CAU there is also a Consultant on site until 10pm including weekends. Overnight there are 2 registrars and one SHO on each side (general and neonatal).

Main duties of the job

We seek to employ a senior clinical fellow at ST4+ equivalent level covering general paediatrics and neonatology in our busy secondary care service for 12 month fixed term Posts. This post is to cover gaps in the rota. You will work a 18 person, full shift rota, with duties consisting of short days, long days, evening shifts 1-10pm and night shifts.

There are 4 clinical areas: the paediatric inpatient unit (Outwood ward), the Child Assessment Unit (CAU), the neonatal unit (NNU) and postnatal ward (Burstow ward). There are separate rotas in general and neonatal paediatrics at all levels.

You will rotate across all areas in paediatrics and Neonates as per the rota, and will independently hold Registrar Led outpatient clinics, supervised by a consultant. You will work 1 in 3 weekends approximately. You will do one set of nights every 6 weeks. All clinical areas are well supported with consultant presence and cross team working is expected.

We have an extensive teaching schedule including consultant-led morning teaching, weekly Xray meeting, weekly simulation teaching, monthly Safeguarding peer review meeting, a monthly Perinatal mortality and morbidity meeting, and a monthly paediatric one.

There is opportunity to take part in Audit, Quality Improvement projects, and to present at departmental Teaching and the Hospital Grand Round, as well as teaching for medical students.

You will be allocated an Educational Supervisor (ES) to mentor and guide you in this post.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation’s top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Criteria

• • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• • A complete and accurate application
• • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• • Evidence of essential experience for role
• • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Additional information

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.