# Post CCT Clinical Fellow Acute Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/post-cct-clinical-fellow-acute-paediatrics/dca3eada-9399-44a9-869d-3d1e3155c770 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/post-cct-clinical-fellow-acute-paediatrics/dca3eada-9399-44a9-869d-3d1e3155c770.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Leighton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term 12 months commencing 02/09/2026) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call rota requirement) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T10:41:18.363Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Crewe/Mid_Cheshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics_Neonates/Paediatrics_Neonates-v8196812 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8196812?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Occupational Health cleared to perform the duties of the role. - Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description. ### Ability **Essential** - Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills - Good presentation skills - Demonstrates leadership skills - Demonstrates team building skills - Evidence of clinical presentation - Ability to communicate effectively in English **Desirable** - Project management experience - Change management experience ### Experience **Essential** - At least to CMT level with evidence of appropriate practical procedures - Six months ST3+ NHS experience - Up to date NLS and APLS/EPLS - Hold certificate of completion of specialist training/ hold or ready to apply to GMC for addition to specialist register in paediatrics ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration with licence to practice - MRCPCH ### Audit and Research **Essential** - Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice **Desirable** - Participation in audit and research ### Teaching and Education **Essential** - Must be willing to act as a role model. - A listening, learning and leading approach. - A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes. - Evidence of recent professional development ## Documents - [welcome to mcht (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2862) - [job description (pdf, 238.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565355) - [continuous improvement (pdf, 292.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2680) - [mchft safeguarding statement (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3026) - [mid cheshire hospitals benefits brochure (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2791) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.