Paediatric Clinical Fellow - ST4+

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a ST4-ST8 Paediatric Clinical Fellow to join our team of  14  Consultants.

Neptune Children's ward is a general paediatric ward that caters typically from birth to 16 years.

There are 10 side rooms (prioritised for those requiring isolation) and one six bedded bays that cater for those children requiring emergency, elective or high dependency care. There is an additional four bedded nursery with cots.

***Please note this post may close early due to high volume of applications***

Main duties of the job

As an employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with all departments and other medical, professional and managerial colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.

Middle grade medical personnel work on a shift system but have a nominated consultant. Wherever possible the timetable aims to provide continuity of middle grade medical staff, although there may be occasions where the On-Take commitment and the junior doctor’s requirement lead to alternative arrangements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description but will include:

• The Doctor will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately
• Liaise between nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff
• Attend and participate in ward rounds and operating theatre sessions as timetable
• Attend general and specialist out-patient, diagnostic and pre-assessment clinics