Paediatric Clinical Fellowship in Gastroenterology

Job overview

Clinical Fellow (Equivalent of ST6+) in Paediatric Gastroenterology for IBD and Mucosal Immunology

The Paediatric Gastroenterology team at Great Ormond Street Hospital are inviting applications for a Clinical Fellow in the Clinical Fellow in the inflammatory bowel disease and mucosal immunology subspecialty of the Paediatric Gastroenterology service at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity for applicants who wish to extend clinical experience by gaining additional subspecialty experience within Paediatric Gastroenterology in the unique and supportive environment of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

In this post, the applicant will be responsible for providing senior middle grade supervision of the Gastroenterology Inpatient service ensuring continuity of care for patients and families as they progress through treatment.

The appointment will initially be for 12 months starting from September 2025 with the possibility thereafter of extension by mutual agreement.

In this post, you will be working as part of a MDT and will be responsible for providing senior middle grade care for both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring continuity of care for patients and families as they progress through treatment

Main duties of the job

This is an established post in Paediatric Inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) within the Gastroenterology Mucosal Immunology Unit at ST6+ level or equivalent trained Paediatrician. The post is for a 12-month period. Many of our fellows stay longer to work in other areas of gastroenterology, or to pursue research.

This post would be suitable as a post-certification (“Post-CCT”) role, to develop subspeciality skills in Paediatric IBD and Mucosal Immunology.

The post provides a unique and exciting opportunity for training in one of the largest units in the UK with over 450 IBD patients, with the focus in training in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Mucosal immunology Disorders. We are a UK recognised training centre in Paediatric Gastroenterology by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). This is not a HEE recognised post.

The post holder will be one of a large multidisciplinary team delivering high quality clinical care to patients with PIBD or immunology related conditions, such as allergic and immune mediated and genetic enteropathies. As part of the out of hours on call rota, the post holder will be providing care within our specialist gastroenterology ward, and as part of our outreach service to children elsewhere within the hospital, providing continuity for patients and families as they progress through treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.