Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has a six-month post for a senior clinical fellow in paediatric surgery and urology, with possible extension. The work is inpatient surgical care for elective and emergency cases, outpatient clinics and day surgery support to outreach hospitals. The distinctive element is the non-resident on-call: a 24-hour shift in a 1:8 rota covering surgical, urological and neonatal ward inpatients. Full medical registration and at least two years' surgical SHO experience, including NHS paediatric surgery, are essential.
What the job involves
- Support inpatient surgical management of elective and emergency workload
- Run outpatient clinics, including administration
- Provide outpatient and day surgery support to outreach hospitals in North-West London
- Take on-call commitment in line with the European Working Time Directive
- Work with colleagues to deliver an integrated elective and emergency paediatric and neonatal surgery service
- Provide high-quality clinical care for all children referred to the service
- Attend paediatric surgery and urology patients when on call
- Supervise junior medical staff within the paediatric surgery and urology team
- Take part in regular unit and personal audit of clinical practice
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent
- EPLS or APLS
Registration & licences
- Full medical registration
Experience
- At least 2 years surgical SHO (or equivalent) experience, including paediatric surgery in the NHS
Skills & knowledge
- Competent in the full range of paediatric practical skills
- Good communicator
- Experience of delivering teaching
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Enthusiasm for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Child protection experience or training
Other
- Team working
- Enthusiastic
- Puts patients first
- Responsive to and supportive of patients and staffOpen, welcoming and honest
- Kind, respectful and compassionate to everyone
Nice to have
- BSc
- MRCS
- Paediatric surgery experience at registrar or middle-grade level
- Child protection certification
- Innovative
- Problem-solving approach
What’s offered
- London weighting allowance
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
