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Job overview
You are invited to apply to a Senior Clinical Fellow post to work between the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (CYPGS, London) based at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and paediatric safeguarding teams based at University College London Hospital (UCLH), available as 1 FTE (less than full time equivalent available) for one year.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to commence on 2nd of March 2026 (if a trainee you are asked to apply via the OOPE system and you need to be aware of the deadline process for this too). Applications are encouraged by residents currently in non training post with an earlier start date potentially negotiable. Previous experience in safeguarding, adolescent health and gender is highly desirable but not essential.
The post holder will be expected to support across the GOSH and UCLH teams with the aim to gain experience in complex safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
Their duty will be to provide clinical care and input to the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) clinics, including providing a paediatric opinion as part of a multidisciplinary team for children and young people, and to support and develop service evaluation and research projects within the service in line with Cass recommendations and NHSE specifications, with a specific focus on safeguarding, including developing proposals, seeking ethical approval and funding, gaining consent, collecting and analysing data and presenting and publishing work.
This will help develop the evidence base to understand the nature and needs of young people with gender related distress and develop management and treatment strategies to best support them. It is also recognised that the new CYP Gender Service, which opened in April 2024, has a focus on understanding the wider needs of CYP with gender related distress. The post holder will learn skills in MDT working and complex history taking, formulation and development of management plans.
This job will be 50% based in General Paediatric Endocrinology including gender clinics at UCLH and 50% based in CYPGS. It is possible to negotiate evening and weekend ‘on call’ work in General Paediatrics. We are passionate about providing excellent clinical care alongside the best training opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Values
Essential
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in General Paediatrics at specialist registrar level(ST4+) (ED, wards, outpatients)
- Knowledge and experience of local and national safeguarding policies and their application
- Clinical expertise in adolescent medicine, neurodiversity, safeguarding
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a multidisciplinary environment
- .Ability to manage complex presentations and conditions in young people
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow Complex Safeguarding & Gender Interest with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £65,048 per annum inclusive London weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (fellowship from 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027). The application deadline is 26 Jul 2026.
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