Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics in London

Main area: Paediatrics

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Contract: 6 months (Fixed Term)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: CW- -AC

Employer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Site: St George's University Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £67,325 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 10/09/ :59

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Job overview: This is a post-CCT/Paediatric Specialist Trainee 4+/Registrar level role from September 2026 for 6 months. With appropriate approval from your training programme director, this post would be suitable for out of programme experience (OOPE) training.

Main duties of the job: These posts provide unique and exciting opportunities to gain General Paediatric and paediatric subspecialty experience, postgraduate education and personal leadership development while working at a busy tertiary paediatric centre. St George’s Children’s Services received an “Outstanding” rating from the CQC in 2019 and we strive to continue to provide this excellence service to all our patients and their families.

The post would suit a level three trainee wishing to enhance their experience of a particular exciting area of paediatrics or an experienced senior international medical graduate wishing to experience training in an excellent, busy tertiary London paediatric centre. It would also suit a post-CCT paediatrician looking to consolidate their experience managing complex patients in a busy tertiary centre and develop an area of their interest.

The successful applicants will benefit from the wide range of St George’s sub speciality experience during the day and then form part of the well supported general paediatric middle grade on call rota on some days and out of hours. This is a flexible opportunity to obtain desired experience in some of the subspecialties St George’s provides. The post will be tailored to the experience and desire of the successful applicants.

Working for our organisation: St George’s has an advanced simulation centre which teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. There is an active paediatric and neonatal simulation faculty which delivers in situ training to all members of the paediatric MDT, and you would be encouraged to join this team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: The post holder will contribute to the busy middle grade rota in paediatric medicine, which is approximately 1 in 6. The on-call rota includes evening, weekend and night duties on a rostered basis. Daytime clinical work will be primarily based on paediatric wards, the children’s emergency department (CED) and paediatric outpatient clinics (depending on specialty). The post holder will be expected to review and manage acute inpatients and supervise more junior trainees.

During time in CED they will take referral of acutely unwell patients and provide specialist input, lead a resuscitation team and be part of a major trauma team. There are opportunities for outpatient experience in other subspecialties again depending on need. There is flexibility in this post for non-clinical daytime activity including QI projects, patient safety work and paediatric simulation to allow for leadership development.

This post would therefore be suitable for post-CCT trainees wishing to develop their subspecialty experience and leadership skills, thus preparing for consultant job application. It would also be suitable for any ST4+ trainee wishing to take time out of programme.

The post holder will be expected to actively contribute to the departmental governance programme, with audits of relevant services and involvement in relevant policy and guidance development. There is a highly regarded, well received and very active departmental multidisciplinary teaching programme and the postholder will be expected to develop enhanced skills in teaching and learning. There will also be opportunity to teach medical students from SGUL.

Person specification:

• Qualifications & Training: Full registration with GMC, MRCPCH, Current APLS/EPALS/NLS, CCT
• Experience: Experience looking after neonates and children of all ages in ED & inpatients, at least four years of post-graduate Paediatric experience including minimum of 12 months at registrar level in the UK, experience in a UK tertiary hospital, experience in a dedicated children’s ED.
• Skills: Phlebotomy, cannulation, lumbar puncture in neonates and children, competence in performing clinical audit, service improvement and guideline development, enthusiasm to teach skills to others.
• Knowledge: Level 3 child safeguarding training, intermediate knowledge of general paediatrics and the assessment of children, higher knowledge in paediatrics.
• Personal: Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, good interpersonal skills, commitment to continuing medical education, flexible approach, supportive nature, ability to self-motivate and motivate others.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features.

As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.