Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics/Neonates
Start Date: 2nd September 2026
Contract Type: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Purpose for Fixed Term: Training Contract - all other trainees (both AfC and Medical)
This post is appointed on a fixed-term basis for the primary purpose of providing structured training and supervised clinical development. While the postholder will contribute to service delivery, the overarching purpose of the post is to provide defined educational opportunities, supervised clinical practice, and experience aligned to the relevant specialty training curriculum.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Junior Fellow in Paediatrics post offers a 12 month rotation, consisting of 2 speciality posts in a combination of general paediatrics, subspecialty medical paediatrics, paediatric surgery, paediatric orthopaedics, paediatric cardiology, NICU or Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
This role provides experience in the clinical management of paediatric patients within these teams and includes ward rounds, clinical meetings, clerking new patients and reviews.
You will also contribute to the on-call rota in your relevant department, including evenings, weekends and night shifts.
About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed fellow doctors and dentists. Applicants requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.
Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave.
Grades for Trust appointed fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay) Proposed interview date: TBCThis vacancy closes on or before 9th April 2026
Job description
Job responsibilities
For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed fellow doctors and dentists. Applicants requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.
Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave.
Grades for Trust appointed fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay) Proposed interview date: TBCThis vacancy closes on or before 9th April 2026
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Describe your experience of working in the NHS for at least 6 months. including the organisation(s), role(s), and key responsibilities.
Desirable
- Please list any Paediatric or Neonatal basic life support qualifications, including the date(s) of completion.
Quality Improvement
Desirable
- Please provide an example of your involvement in a quality improvement project and advise how it improved patient care
Teaching & Research
Essential
- Please provide an example of your involvement in teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Please also include any relevant teaching qualifications you may have.
Desirable
- Please provide an example of your involvement in any research project. Please include project titles, date and any key conclusions.
Commitment to Specialty
Essential
- Please describe your motivation for applying for this role, including what particularly interests you about paediatrics and how this post fits with your current career goals
Teamwork
Essential
- Provide an example of when you've work effectively within multi-professional teams, including your understanding of equality and diversity and how this impacts patients, visitors, and staff.
Working Under Pressure
Essential
- Provide an example of when you have demonstrated the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Provide an example when you've demonstrated good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
Trust Value: Patients First
Essential
- Tell us about what this means to you and how you feel the role you are applying for links to this
Trust Value: Working Together
Essential
- Tell us what being a team player means to you and provide an example of when you have demonstrated this in the past
Trust Value: Always Improving
Essential
- Tell us about how you approach change and give us an example of an improvement you've made from doing things in a different way
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Describe your experience of working in the NHS for at least 6 months. including the organisation(s), role(s), and key responsibilities.
Desirable
- Please list any Paediatric or Neonatal basic life support qualifications, including the date(s) of completion.
Quality Improvement
Desirable
- Please provide an example of your involvement in a quality improvement project and advise how it improved patient care
Teaching & Research
Essential
- Please provide an example of your involvement in teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Please also include any relevant teaching qualifications you may have.
Desirable
- Please provide an example of your involvement in any research project. Please include project titles, date and any key conclusions.
Commitment to Specialty
Essential
- Please describe your motivation for applying for this role, including what particularly interests you about paediatrics and how this post fits with your current career goals
Teamwork
Essential
- Provide an example of when you've work effectively within multi-professional teams, including your understanding of equality and diversity and how this impacts patients, visitors, and staff.
Working Under Pressure
Essential
- Provide an example of when you have demonstrated the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Provide an example when you've demonstrated good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
Trust Value: Patients First
Essential
- Tell us about what this means to you and how you feel the role you are applying for links to this
Trust Value: Working Together
Essential
- Tell us what being a team player means to you and provide an example of when you have demonstrated this in the past
Trust Value: Always Improving
Essential
- Tell us about how you approach change and give us an example of an improvement you've made from doing things in a different way
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
