Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Surgery

Job responsibilities

Clinical Fellow (Trust Doctor) Paediatric Surgery. The post is based in the Evelina London Childrens Hospital at St Thomas Hospital with additional day case activity at Lewisham Hospital where there is a dedicated childrens surgical day care unit. The post holder will gain registrar level experience of general and specialist paediatric surgery including neonatal, colorectal, thoracic and minimally invasive surgery.

The post holder will be part of a team of 6 middle grade doctors in paediatric surgery who work with 3 colleagues in Paediatric Urology to provide a 1:9 on call rota. Duties are worked on an on-call system. Previous paediatric surgical experience is essential but this need not be at middle grade level and an applicant with no previous registrar level experience would be well supported in making this step up in this post. The post

would ideally suit a candidate wishing to enhance their experience before applying for specialist training in paediatric surgery.

This is not a recognised training post but it attracts the same training opportunities, including study leave, named surgical educational supervisor and a very active educational programme.

Qualifications and Training:

Essential

• Medical degree - MBBS or equivalent.
• Completed Foundation competencies or equivalent
• GMC Registration

Desirable

• MRCS Part 1 +/- Part 2 Level 3 Child protection training
• Newborn life support training
• APLS or equivalent resuscitation certification

Clinical Experience:

Essential

• Understanding and awareness of particular requirements and demands of working with children and their parents.
• Demonstrates reflective approach to practice and commitment to personal development

Desirable

• Previous general surgical or ENT experience (including paediatric)

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential

• Evidence of experience in clinical procedures relevant to post

Desirable

• Undertaken quality improvement work or service development
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Research:

Desirable

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
• GCP training completed

Personal Skills

Essential

• Evidence of working as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Satisfactory medical occupational health clearance is a condition of employment for medical staff and evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B is mandatory for all staff involved in invasive procedures

Other:

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Extracurricular activities or achievements relevant to ENT/ General Surgery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).