Paeds Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have Senior Fellow 2 posts available within the Paediatric Emergency Medicine team.

The post holders will support the current PEM consultant as part of the recently established PEM team. The team have been central in developing an acute paediatric pathway with real potential for further quality improvement projects.

Main duties of the job

Role Responsibilities

- Provide day to day support on site in the Paediatric Emergency Department- Integral member of the paediatric resuscitation team- Participate in the out of hours rotas- Contribute to the departmental and undergraduate teaching programme including simulation- Participate and be creative in the audit/research programme of the department

About us

The Emergency Department (ED) at West Middlesex Hospital sees 55,000 patients a year of which approximately 30% of these are children, providing the service to a large urban population.

The dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department and the adjoining UCC, is open 24/7, which treats over 34,000 children per year with 18,000 being referred to PED.

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£41,750 to £64,288 a year + on calls & LW

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-EIC-SCF-152

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

PED is staffed entirely by paediatric nurses and medical staffing is jointly from general paediatrics and the emergency medicine teams. It is co-located with the main Emergency Department with a separate audio-visual waiting room. Our department is a 9 bedded space, including an HDU space, a mental health room, a separate isolation room and a paediatric dedicated bay in the 4 bedded resuscitation area.

There is a newly appointed Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant team who is dedicated solely to the Paediatric Emergency Department.

As such we are looking for an enthusiastic Paediatric Senior Clinical Fellow with expertise in all aspects of working with emergency care of children to working with the Paediatric and Emergency Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PED is staffed entirely by paediatric nurses and medical staffing is jointly from general paediatrics and the emergency medicine teams. It is co-located with the main Emergency Department with a separate audio-visual waiting room. Our department is a 9 bedded space, including an HDU space, a mental health room, a separate isolation room and a paediatric dedicated bay in the 4 bedded resuscitation area.

There is a newly appointed Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant team who is dedicated solely to the Paediatric Emergency Department.

As such we are looking for an enthusiastic Paediatric Senior Clinical Fellow with expertise in all aspects of working with emergency care of children to working with the Paediatric and Emergency Team.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or Equivalent
  • Full GMC/medical registration

Desirable

  • BSc
  • MRCPCH

Experience

Essential

  • Completed Foundation training or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous Paediatric or Emergency Medicine experience
  • Teaching qualification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Competencies relevant to completion of Foundation training
  • Competent in full range of practical skills
  • Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Enthusiasm for teaching, both undergraduate and post-graduate

Desirable

  • Child protection experience/training
  • EPLS or APLS
  • Competent in full range of paediatric practical skills
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or Equivalent
  • Full GMC/medical registration

Desirable

  • BSc
  • MRCPCH

Experience

Essential

  • Completed Foundation training or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous Paediatric or Emergency Medicine experience
  • Teaching qualification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Competencies relevant to completion of Foundation training
  • Competent in full range of practical skills
  • Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Enthusiasm for teaching, both undergraduate and post-graduate

Desirable

  • Child protection experience/training
  • EPLS or APLS
  • Competent in full range of paediatric practical skills

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant

Amelia Shehadeh

a.shehadeh@nhs.net

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£41,750 to £64,288 a year + on calls & LW

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-EIC-SCF-152

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


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