Senior Clinical Fellow General Paediatrics ST4+low in
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it.Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’.Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS.We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar Grade) in General Paediatrics ST4+
EVELINA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
£31,301.00 - £47,175.00 pa. excl. of London Zone
12 Months Fixed-term
Applications are invited for the role of a Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics. The post will commence in the Sep 2025. The post is based at the Evelina London Children's Hospital at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will gain Complex General Paediatric experience which includes exposure to sub-specialities such as Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Haematology, Endocrine and High Dependency Care. On-call duties are shared at middle grade level within general paediatrics and include cover of high dependency care, paediatric sub-speciality patients and paediatric surgical patients.This post is not recognised for training by the RCPCH but the training opportunities available are similar to those for ST6-8. The post is advertised as full-time but we welcome part-time applicants. There are many opportunities to be involved quality improvement and education work and the post-holder will be fully supported by an educational supervisor.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 12,500 staff; an annual turnover of more than £1 billion; and 1.6 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded.We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.
The paediatric posts are based in the Evelina London Children’s Hospital at St Thomas’ Hospital in various specialties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be part of a team of 5 registrar-grade doctors in general paediatrics, and will contribute to the team of 25 middle-grade doctors participating in the out-of-hours work. Duties are worked on a full shift system. Previous paediatric middle-grade experience is essential; applicants must have completed at least 2 years' ST1-3-level paediatrics or equivalent, including 6 months of neonatology.
Informal enquiries to Dr Ajanta Kamal, Consultant Paediatrician on [email protected] or Dr Sharon Roberts, Consultant Paediatrician on [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- A postgraduate diploma in paediatrics or part 1 and part 2 (written) MRCPCH (UK).
- MRCPCH
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria- At least 3 years of experience at ST1-3-level in paediatric, including 6 months neonatology.
- Previous paediatric experience at ST4-8 level in the UK.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Level 3 Child protection training Paediatric life support training (APLS/EPLS or equivalent).
- Evidence of experience in clinical procedures relevant to post
- Newborn life support training
- Undertaken quality improvement work or service development
Research
Essential criteria- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
- Evidence of original research
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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