Job summary
We are excited to announce the development of our paediatric department with the extension of our Tier 2 (Senior Clinical Fellow) rota. We are seeking to employ 3 full-time Paediatric Senior Clinical Fellow. The Senior Clinical Fellow role provides an excellent opportunity for a paediatric trained doctor (ST3 or above) to maintain their clinical skills caring for children, young people and neonates in a ward environment and to gain experience of paediatric sub-specialities in a District General Hospital.
This unit has a long history of supporting and nurturing doctors including those from overseas to help them achieve their career goals.
All principal duties will be undertaken under the direct supervision of the Consultant and the wider Paediatric Team.
These positions are based at Ormskirk District General Hospital.
Please be aware: This vacancy may close early if high number of applicants reached.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in a 1:11 on call rota at ST3+ level. This is equivalent to Tier 2 level (previously known as Registrar or Middle grade, now known as a Senior Clinical Fellow).
The Paediatric Department includes the dedicated Children's Accident & Emergency Department with a 4 bedded Assessment Bay, a 17 -bedded in-patient ward and a 6-bed day case unit including facilities for adolescents. There is a designated Modern Paediatric Outpatient Department at Ormskirk Hospital.
The paediatric ward is responsible for providing 24 hours emergency admission facility to the children of the district along with routine planned admissions and day cases.
The Neonatal Unit has 12 cots including one for Intensive Care (Level 2) with more room for expansion if needed. The current number of deliveries is around 3,100 per annum, The Neonatal Unit is part of the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Intensive Care Network.
The emergency department sees approximately 28,000 patients a year. There is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant with additional consultant cover provided by the general Emergency Medicine Consultants.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July 2024 we came together as a single organisation under Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Department Facilities
The Paediatric Department includes the dedicated Children's Accident & Emergency Department with a 4 bedded Assessment Bay, a 17 -bedded in-patient ward and a 7-bed day case unit including facilities for adolescents. There is a designated Modern Paediatric Outpatient Department at Ormskirk Hospital.
The paediatric ward is responsible for providing 24 hours emergency admission facility to the children of the district along with routine planned admissions and day cases.
The Neonatal Unit has 12 cots including two for Intensive Care (Level 2) with more room for expansion if needed. The current number of deliveries is around 3,100 per annum, The Neonatal Unit is part of the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Intensive Care Network.
The emergency department sees approximately 25,000 patients a year. There is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant with additional consultant cover provided by the general Emergency Medicine consultants.
Duties and Responsibilities
You will contribute to the care of both inpatients and outpatients, this care is supported by Consultants and the wider Paediatric team. The post holder will participate in a 1:11 on call rota at ST3+ level. This is equivalent to Tier 2 level (previously known as Registrar, now known as a Senior Clinical Fellow)
The Trust provides a combination of services, which are split between the two hospital sites namely Southport & Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital. The Paediatric Unit is based at the Ormskirk Site.
The duties include, and are not limited to
- In patient Care
- Assessment Bay
- Outpatient clinics
- Attending deliveries in labour ward when paediatric support is required
- Contribute to the management of babies admitted to the neonatal unit
- Support Paediatric A&E and provide cover out of hours. You will be the senior most paediatric doctor resident out of hours and will be supported by non-resident consultant who can attend for support within 30 minutes
- Senior Clinical fellow will support and participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the Junior Clinical Fellow and the wider Paediatric Team.
- Senior Clinical Fellows will assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care
Professional Responsibilities
Applicants should have at least 12 months experience at Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar) level in paediatrics. You should have Paediatric life support skills and New-born life support skills.
Possession of a recognised medical qualification and full registration with the General Medical Council and Licence to Practice.
The post is subject to Enhanced DBS.
To ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and abide by the Standards for Better Health.
Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control policies relevant to the post, particularly with regard to the hand hygiene policy.
Satisfactory medical clearance is a condition of employment.
General Medical Council registration and Licence to Practice
Abide by relevant Code of Professional Practice.
Teaching & Training Responsibilities
Every opportunity will be provided to the appointee to develop special interests and skills in aspects of medical care, information technology, medical audit, etc. The post holder will maintain his/her own continuing professional development in line with current guidelines on professional responsibilities.
There is a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre on the Hospital sites with library and study facilities. Study leave will be provided to support and develop the post holders interests.
Research & Audit Responsibilities
There may be opportunities for participation in Research and Development within the Trust either as a collaborator, a principal investigator or as an observer and the trust will endeavour to encourage and support this. The researcher should adhere to the principles of Research Governance in the domains of ethics, science, information and data protection, health and safety, employment and financial probity. Members of staff wishing to participate in research activity are required in the first instance to contact the Research and Development Department.
It should be noted that individuals who conduct research without ethical and Trust approval are in breach of conditions of employment with the Trust and are not indemnified by the Trust against claims of clinical negligence or other cause of litigation.
Key Relationships
Upper and Lower Triangle
Consultants and Medical Teams
Nursing Team
Administrative Team
Clinical Director
Associate Medical Director
Associate Director of Operations
Directorate and Operations Service Managers
1st and 3rd Sector Partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
Department Facilities
The Paediatric Department includes the dedicated Children's Accident & Emergency Department with a 4 bedded Assessment Bay, a 17 -bedded in-patient ward and a 7-bed day case unit including facilities for adolescents. There is a designated Modern Paediatric Outpatient Department at Ormskirk Hospital.
The paediatric ward is responsible for providing 24 hours emergency admission facility to the children of the district along with routine planned admissions and day cases.
The Neonatal Unit has 12 cots including two for Intensive Care (Level 2) with more room for expansion if needed. The current number of deliveries is around 3,100 per annum, The Neonatal Unit is part of the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Intensive Care Network.
The emergency department sees approximately 25,000 patients a year. There is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant with additional consultant cover provided by the general Emergency Medicine consultants.
Duties and Responsibilities
You will contribute to the care of both inpatients and outpatients, this care is supported by Consultants and the wider Paediatric team. The post holder will participate in a 1:11 on call rota at ST3+ level. This is equivalent to Tier 2 level (previously known as Registrar, now known as a Senior Clinical Fellow)
The Trust provides a combination of services, which are split between the two hospital sites namely Southport & Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital. The Paediatric Unit is based at the Ormskirk Site.
The duties include, and are not limited to
- In patient Care
- Assessment Bay
- Outpatient clinics
- Attending deliveries in labour ward when paediatric support is required
- Contribute to the management of babies admitted to the neonatal unit
- Support Paediatric A&E and provide cover out of hours. You will be the senior most paediatric doctor resident out of hours and will be supported by non-resident consultant who can attend for support within 30 minutes
- Senior Clinical fellow will support and participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the Junior Clinical Fellow and the wider Paediatric Team.
- Senior Clinical Fellows will assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care
Professional Responsibilities
Applicants should have at least 12 months experience at Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar) level in paediatrics. You should have Paediatric life support skills and New-born life support skills.
Possession of a recognised medical qualification and full registration with the General Medical Council and Licence to Practice.
The post is subject to Enhanced DBS.
To ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and abide by the Standards for Better Health.
Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control policies relevant to the post, particularly with regard to the hand hygiene policy.
Satisfactory medical clearance is a condition of employment.
General Medical Council registration and Licence to Practice
Abide by relevant Code of Professional Practice.
Teaching & Training Responsibilities
Every opportunity will be provided to the appointee to develop special interests and skills in aspects of medical care, information technology, medical audit, etc. The post holder will maintain his/her own continuing professional development in line with current guidelines on professional responsibilities.
There is a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre on the Hospital sites with library and study facilities. Study leave will be provided to support and develop the post holders interests.
Research & Audit Responsibilities
There may be opportunities for participation in Research and Development within the Trust either as a collaborator, a principal investigator or as an observer and the trust will endeavour to encourage and support this. The researcher should adhere to the principles of Research Governance in the domains of ethics, science, information and data protection, health and safety, employment and financial probity. Members of staff wishing to participate in research activity are required in the first instance to contact the Research and Development Department.
It should be noted that individuals who conduct research without ethical and Trust approval are in breach of conditions of employment with the Trust and are not indemnified by the Trust against claims of clinical negligence or other cause of litigation.
Key Relationships
Upper and Lower Triangle
Consultants and Medical Teams
Nursing Team
Administrative Team
Clinical Director
Associate Medical Director
Associate Director of Operations
Directorate and Operations Service Managers
1st and 3rd Sector Partners
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council and Licensed to Practice
- MB ChB MBBS
Desirable
- Other Paediatric Qualifications
- MRCPCH
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years' experience at Tier 1
- 12 months Senior Clinical fellow/Registrar level experience
- Must have experience in managing patients in both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Experience and evidence of participation in departmental audit.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to teach
- Commitment to teaching and supervision of junior staff
- Ability to work in a team
Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to further continuous professional development
- Research experience/publications
- Commitment to effective departmental management
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with patients
- A willingness to accept that flexibility is required to meet the changing needs of the NHS & of the Unit
Desirable
- Up to date knowledge of changes in NHS structure and implications for hospital based service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council and Licensed to Practice
- MB ChB MBBS
Desirable
- Other Paediatric Qualifications
- MRCPCH
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years' experience at Tier 1
- 12 months Senior Clinical fellow/Registrar level experience
- Must have experience in managing patients in both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Experience and evidence of participation in departmental audit.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to teach
- Commitment to teaching and supervision of junior staff
- Ability to work in a team
Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to further continuous professional development
- Research experience/publications
- Commitment to effective departmental management
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with patients
- A willingness to accept that flexibility is required to meet the changing needs of the NHS & of the Unit
Desirable
- Up to date knowledge of changes in NHS structure and implications for hospital based service
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ormskirk District General Hospital
Dicconson Way, Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
