# Paediatric Junior Clinical Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Evelina London Children's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (NA)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T09:43:14.517Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8242754
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8242754?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited for a Junior Clinical Fellow rotational posts in Paediatrics at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to gain paediatric experience at a world class paediatric hospital with a wealth of training and education opportunities available to successful applicants. Whilst these are not accredited training posts, they attract the same training opportunities, including study leave, a named educational supervisor, study leave allowance and a very active educational program.

We have a strong track record in supporting trainees through a number of posts and subsequent successful entry into the national training programmes however we are keen to hear from you whether your prior experience in paediatrics is minimal or significant.

Due to the volume of applicants, unfortunately we are unlikely to able to consider candidates without previous UK experience within the NHS.

### Main duties of the job

Please see job description attached.

Departmental and job summaries are included within the generic Job Description. All duties are worked on a full shift system and are compliant with the Junior doctor contract.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for full details.

Complex General Paediatrics

The posts are based in the Evelina London Children’s Hospital at St Thomas’ Hospital. The General Paediatric team is led by 12 paediatric consultants and has 5 full-time registrars, 12 FY2-ST3 doctors and 2 FY1s. We provide on-site paediatric consultant presence between 08.00-21.00 in line with the London Standards. Overnight care, is provided by consultant support from home and the hospital at night team which is supported by a strong paediatric nurse practitioner team.

The postholder will gain complex general paediatric, paediatric High dependency care and paediatric ED experience. Sub-specialities which are supported by the general paediatric team also include diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, haemoglobinopathy, infectious disease, respiratory and surgery.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Physical requirements

**Essential**

- Satisfactory medical occupational health clearance is a condition of employment for medical staff and evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B is mandatory for all staff involved in invasive procedures

### Qualificatons and Training

**Essential**

- Medical degree – MBBS or equivalent.
- Completed Foundation competencies or equivalent
- GMC Registration

**Desirable**

- Post graduate professional qualification: MRCPCH part 1, MRCP, or equivalent
- Level 3 Child protection training
- APLS, NLS or equivalent resuscitation certification

### Teaching, Research and Other

**Desirable**

- Undertaken research, quality improvement work, audit or service development
- Evidence of interest and experience in teaching
- Extracurricular activities or achievements relevant to paediatrics

### Clinical Experience and Skills

**Essential**

- Understanding and awareness of particular requirements and demands of working with children and their parents
- Previous paediatric or neonatal experience in the UK and evidence of experience in clinical procedures relevant to post

**Desirable**

- Demonstrates reflective approach to practice and commitment to personal development

## Documents

- [functional requirements form (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10553913)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10553914)

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