Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Occupational Health cleared to perform the duties of the role.
- Other
Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description.
- Ability
Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Ability
Good presentation skills
- Ability
Demonstrates leadership skills
- Ability
Demonstrates team building skills
- Ability
Evidence of clinical presentation
- Ability
Ability to communicate effectively in English
- Experience
At least to CMT level with evidence of appropriate practical procedures
- Experience
Six months ST3+ NHS experience
- Experience
Up to date NLS and APLS/EPLS
- Experience
Hold certificate of completion of specialist training/ hold or ready to apply to GMC for addition to specialist register in paediatrics
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Qualifications
MRCPCH
- Audit and Research
Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Teaching and Education
Must be willing to act as a role model.
- Teaching and Education
A listening, learning and leading approach.
- Teaching and Education
A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes.
- Teaching and Education
Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Ability
Project management experience
- Ability
Change management experience
- Audit and Research
Participation in audit and research
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Post-CCT Clinical Fellow to join a friendly and supportive Acute Paediatric team within a busy District General Hospital. The post is ideal for a paediatrician who has recently achieved, or is close to achieving, CCT and wishes to further develop their acute paediatric skills while gaining valuable experience in leadership, quality improvement, medical education and service development.
The successful candidate will work closely with an experienced and approachable consultant team, playing a key role in delivering high-quality acute paediatric care across inpatient services, the Paediatric Assessment Unit and neonatal services. The role offers a high degree of clinical autonomy alongside excellent opportunities to strengthen skills in governance, teaching, audit, quality improvement and service transformation.
The post holder will form part of the department's middle-grade workforce and participate in the acute paediatric registrar rota, including resident overnight on-call duties, weekend working and support for the neonatal rota, with consultant support available at all times.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to enhance clinical and leadership skills, contribute to departmental projects and service improvement initiatives, and build a portfolio aligned to future Consultant opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work on the ST3+ higher rota.
Duties will include:
Inpatient paediatrics; assessment and management of acute referrals from A&E and primary care. Care of those already inpatient on children’s wards and support and supervision of first on-call trainees.
Neonatal Unit; on-going care and management of babies on the NNU, in transitional care and the post-natal wards. Support and supervision for first on trainees in these areas. Attendance at high risk deliveries.
Safeguarding; assessment and management of children referred for safeguarding assessment under direct supervision of on-call consultant. Attendance at monthly peer review meetings.
Administration; responsibility for e-discharges, Badger summaries, safeguarding reports and outpatient letters.
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.
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This advert is for Post CCT Clinical Fellow Acute Paediatrics with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Crewe, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £76,582 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term 12 months commencing 02/09/2026). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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