# Clinical Fellows in Paediatrics,ST4-8 equivalent

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £45,715 - £69,976 per annum +LDN Weighting + 1A banding (50%)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Until 28th February 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 40 hours per week (32 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T16:20:47.674Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8182907
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182907?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is based at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, part of the West London Children’s Alliance (WLCA) and provides the general paediatric in-patient service plus many sub-specialities including allergy, nephrology, neurology, haematology, infectious diseases as well as surgical specialities (general paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, and urology). There is support available from Westminster CAMHS.  The patient acuity and complexity is unusually high and many children have severe underlying health problems or neurodevelopmental problems.

The Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PSSU) provides short stay in-patient care (anticipated to be \<72 hours) and ambulatory care.  Patients can be referred for intravenous antibiotics if these cannot be given in the community.  There is a high volume of outpatient reviews including nurse led clinics and GP rapid referrals, and review slots for Infectious diseases, ENT, dermatology and diabetes.

Westway Ward manages day-case procedures, including surgical day cases and radiology investigations.

Outpatient clinics include general paediatrics and a wide range of sub-specialities.  There is an active child development service with speech & language, physiotherapy and occupational therapists as well as psychologists.

There is a separate rota for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care, Haematology and neonates on site.

### Main duties of the job

The fellow will divide their time between inpatient, outpatient and out of hours work.

Day time Ward Registrar

- Responsible for all patients on Great Western Ward (Medical and Surgical), separate registrar for paediatric infectious diseases inpatients
- Participates in twice daily consultant led ward rounds
- Chairs the Complex Patient meeting on Thursdays, or the Paeds ID Meeting on Tuesdays
- Supervises STs and FY1s

PSSU Registrar/Consults registrar for Paeds ID

- Management of short stay patients on PSSU, including A+E referrals
- Management of “hospital at home patients”
- Assists Great Western Ward SpR as required
- Paeds ID – takes external referrals and liaise with other specialities across the WLCA site for advice re investigation and management

Out of hours there are two paediatric registrars covering general/specialist paediatrics at St Marys

On call Paediatric registrar

- Bleep 1202 handed over each shift
- Works with the Paediatric Site Practitioner to manage patient flow through the day
- Part of the emergency “crash” team

- Should be based in A+E during the daytime
- Takes all referrals from GP’s/ A&E/ Health Visitors/ Other Hospital
- Responsible for smooth running of A&E, and for assessment of all sick children
- Responsible for assessing all admissions (medical and surgical)
- Responsible for supervision of GPVTS trainees in A&E
- Discusses admissions with relevant receiving team

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed description of the role please see the attached full job description

## Person Specification

### Language

**Essential**

- PLAB 2 - spoken and written English skills

### Clinical skills

**Essential**

- Technically competent in general paediatric skills
- Experience of child protection cases
- Multi-disciplinary team working

**Desirable**

- PICU/HDU Experience
- Sub-Specialty paediatric Experience
- ID, Allergy or Neuro-disability/Neurology experience

### Clinical Governance

**Essential**

- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of principles of clinical governance
- Clinical practice consistent with GMC guidelines on “Good Medical Practice”
- Experience of clinical audit, to include more than one completed project

**Desirable**

- Experience in quality improvement work
- Risk management experience
- Patient experience’ work

### Teaching Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in teaching medical undergraduates

**Desirable**

- Experience in teaching a range of healthcare professionals
- Training the trainer tuition
- APLS instructor

### Education and qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent
- Current registration and in good standing with GMC
- APLS or PALS provider
- Safeguarding Level 2/3
- MRCPCH Clinical

**Desirable**

- Higher Degree

### Continuous professional development (CPD)

**Essential**

- Evidence of attending paediatric courses

**Desirable**

- Maintenance of a reflective learning portfolio

### Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

**Essential**

- Minimum 36 months previous paediatric experience

### Academic achievements including research/publications

**Essential**

- Understanding of Evidence-based medicine
- Presentation at local level

**Desirable**

- Clinical research experience
- Presentation at national or international level Publications

## Documents

- [frf 2026 (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10486423)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)
- [job description and person specification 2026 (pdf, 792.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10486422)

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