Job summary
Paediatrics Registrar
(Clinical Fellow ST4 - Registrar Equivalent)
Salary scale: £33,790 -£53,132 per annum pro rata
Would you like to join an enthusiastic team of doctors and nurses working within a friendly and well established paediatric unit in an exciting area of London?
A 12 month post is available in London for an experienced senior Clinical Fellow (ST4 - Registrar) in Paediatrics to start from September 2023.
You will have the unique opportunity to work a full rota (short days, long days, twilight and night shifts) within a supportive, consultant-led children's service comprising of an in-patient unit which champions ambulatory care, the paediatric emergency medicine department, and children's outpatients. There is no neonatal nor community component but this can be discussed if you have the relevant experience and want to extend your contract to do tertiary neonates or community paediatrics.
Hackney is one of the most urban and cosmopolitan areas in the country with a striking diversity of needs, offering a wide and intellectually stimulating clinical experience. Experience gained at Homerton will equip paediatricians to face a multitude of responsibilities in their future careers.
To be successful you will have at least 4 years' experience in acute hospital paediatrics, 6 months of which must have been as an NHS employee in the UK. Please do not apply to this post if you do not have 6 months of UK paediatric experience. MRCPCH or equivalent is essential, as is GMC registration and a license to practise.
It is expected that applicants will have EPALS/APLS training and training in child protection (level 3).
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a doctor (clinical fellow ST1-3 equivalent) with good clinical skills interested in learning paediatrics or building on their prior experience. The post is for 12 months.
You will have the unique opportunity to work within a supportive, consultant-led children's service which provides a full range of community child health services. Paediatricians work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team to provide a range of services that are delivered through a range of universal, targeted and specialist clinics at Homerton Hospital and other settings. Hackney is one of the most urban and cosmopolitan areas in the UK with a striking diversity of needs, offering a wide and intellectually stimulating clinical experience.
It is expected that applicants will have PALS/APLS training and training in child protection or be willing to undergo this training soon after starting in post.
About us
The Trust has developed four core Values which form a framework for how we deliver services and relate to one another. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
Over 1,500 members of staff, as well as our patients and service users participated in developing the values. This gives them real strength and reinforces the importance that they form the foundation of all that we do.
Our Values:
Safe
Personal
Respectful
Responsibility
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
- Assessment and management of children attending CEA (including resus), observation area, and those admitted to the Starlight inpatient unit
- Liaison with other hospitals regarding transfer of patients to specialist units
- Working with ward and community nurses to support ambulatory services
- Child protection cases that present to CEA. There are opportunities to attend child protection meetings and gain further child protection experience at the weekly psychosocial meeting
- Working alongside the consultants in general paediatric clinics and GP rapid referral clinics. Clinic commitments can be tailored to your interest and experience
- Supervision of SHOs, including GPVTS, paediatric and EM trainees
- To communicate effectively with other health professionals and service providers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
- Assessment and management of children attending CEA (including resus), observation area, and those admitted to the Starlight inpatient unit
- Liaison with other hospitals regarding transfer of patients to specialist units
- Working with ward and community nurses to support ambulatory services
- Child protection cases that present to CEA. There are opportunities to attend child protection meetings and gain further child protection experience at the weekly psychosocial meeting
- Working alongside the consultants in general paediatric clinics and GP rapid referral clinics. Clinic commitments can be tailored to your interest and experience
- Supervision of SHOs, including GPVTS, paediatric and EM trainees
- To communicate effectively with other health professionals and service providers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council, or eligible for same
- Satisfactory progression through training
- MRPCH or equivalent
Desirable
- Prizes or Distinctions
- Higher qualification or training in Medical education
- Presentation of work at a national or international meeting.
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills, completion of core training competencies
- Minimum 4 years' experience in acute paediatrics including ED
- APLS provider or equivalent
- Child protection training
- Familiarity with current IT software packages
Desirable
- Previous Experience on middle grade rota
- Paediatric emergency medicine experience
- Team building skills
- Advanced life support course instructor (ALS/ATLS/APLS)
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ability
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
- Good skills liaising between departments, outside agencies and across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council, or eligible for same
- Satisfactory progression through training
- MRPCH or equivalent
Desirable
- Prizes or Distinctions
- Higher qualification or training in Medical education
- Presentation of work at a national or international meeting.
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills, completion of core training competencies
- Minimum 4 years' experience in acute paediatrics including ED
- APLS provider or equivalent
- Child protection training
- Familiarity with current IT software packages
Desirable
- Previous Experience on middle grade rota
- Paediatric emergency medicine experience
- Team building skills
- Advanced life support course instructor (ALS/ATLS/APLS)
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ability
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
- Good skills liaising between departments, outside agencies and across organisational boundaries
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).
