Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics

Job responsibilities

Speciality Role

The day-to-day work within this role will primarily be attached to a speciality team according to applicant interest but available within the paediatric mental health, respiratory, emergency/ambulatory care or allergy team. Opportunities will include general paediatric clinics, specialist clinics, relevant MDT meetings, speciality review of patients on the ward and speciality teaching/training opportunities.

Supervision will be provided by the specialty leads, with opportunity to help improve and develop the specialist services, for example by expanding services, specialist teaching programmes, guideline development, clinical pathway development and driving research and innovation.

Out of hours: Acute General Paediatrics

When working out of hours and covering general paediatrics you will be responsible for the care of babies, children, and young people (BYCP) (up to the age of 18 years) admitted to the ward and the assessment of patients referred by the Emergency Department and GPs.

Out of hours: Neonatal unit

When working out of hours and covering neonates, you will be responsible for the care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the postnatal wards and in the labour ward.

Experience will be gained in neonatal resuscitation and neonatal intensive care.

Pattern of work:

Each candidate will receive an individualised job plan to maximise their training opportunities and pursue their selected specialist interest.

The appointees will work on the middle grade rota for out of hours shifts. Trainees are assigned to either the neonatal unit or general paediatrics out-of-hours, however at night the resident team of two registrars are expected to work collaboratively and will need to be prepared to help on the other side depending on acuity. Rotas are Working Time Directive compliant.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH Written
• NLS or equivalent
• APLS or equivalent

Desirable

• MRCPCH Clinical
• Higher qualification in area of speciality interest

Eligibility

Essential

• Delivery of good acute clinical care
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Good relationships and communication with patients
• Good working relationships with colleagues
• Professional behaviour and probity
• Demonstrated interest in chosen speciality

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2.5 years' experience in acute paediatrics including ED and at least 6 months in Level 3 neonatal medicine
• Worked in NHS

Desirable

• Previous experience on middle grade rota
• Experience in chosen speciality

Fitness to practise

Essential

• Up to date

Language skills

Essential

• Applicant to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Health

Essential

• Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)

Registration

Essential

• Full GMC registration

Career progression

Essential

• Provision of complete details of employment history

Personal skills

Essential

• Capacity to communicate effectively at different levels, e.g. young people and their families
• Capacity to work cooperatively with others in a multidisciplinary group.
• Capacity to bring a range of approaches to solving problems.
• Capacity to manage acute situations under pressure
• Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances. Organisation ability to achieve a balance between urgent and important demands

Probity

Essential

• Takes responsibility for own actions. Displays honesty, integrity & awareness of ethical issues. Understands importance of advocacy, children's rights, safety, confidentiality & consent.

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).