Trust Doctor in Paediatric Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Fellow to join their Paediatric Surgery team. This role offers the chance to gain valuable experience in neonatal surgery, GI surgery, urology, and paediatric trauma. Candidates should be passionate about patient care and eager to develop their skills within a supportive teaching environment. The position includes administrative duties, outpatient care, and collaboration with medical teams.

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering excellent care.
• Keen to develop skills in a vibrant teaching hospital.

Responsibilities

• Deliver departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching.
• Provide specialist service for referred patients.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop care plans.

Job description

Overview

Looking to take the next step in your surgical career? We’re seeking an enthusiastic and capable Clinical Fellow to join our busy and friendly Paediatric Surgery team at The Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in one of the UK’s largest and most respected centres, covering neonatal surgery, GI surgery, urology and paediatric trauma.

You’ll work alongside a supportive consultant body and be encouraged to get stuck into research, teaching, audit, and service development — all within a Trust that truly lives its values.

If you’re passionate about delivering excellent care, keen to develop your skills, and ready to embrace the challenges of a vibrant teaching hospital, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: The vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received; therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Responsibilities

• Be an active member of the Team and help deliver the departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching.
• Continuing responsibility for providing a specialist service for the patients referred into the department in line with Trust and DH targets, including performing all administrative duties associated with the patient care.
• Outpatient and inpatient care of patients within General Paediatric Surgery.
• To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and out-patients.
• To assist with triaging/vetting of referrals and advice and guidance to local clinicians.
• To collaborate with medical and non-medical colleagues in the development and delivery of care plans.
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of scientific, clinical and technical developments in Paediatric Surgery.
• To support the recruitment and medical assessments of patients in industry trials and NIHR-adopted studies, guided by the research team from the Children’s Clinical Research Facility.

Notes

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Expiry

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025.