Post-CCT Fellow in Paediatrics and Neonatology

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit resident doctors to posts at the level of a Paediatric Senior Clinical Fellow (Post-CCT) in General Paediatrics and Neonatology, for a fixed time period of 6 months.

We are an expanding team of consultants with a range of interests to support your clinical and non-clinical development. As a post-CCT fellow you would be providing clinical work as a senior clinical fellow on the full shift tier 2 rota. In addition we would support your specific post-CCT development goals in leadership and management and assist your preparation for future consultant interviews and roles.

All Paediatric SCFs at WMUH work alongside all levels of London Deanery trainees from Paediatrics, as well as from General Practice. All fellows are on a combined rota with trainees and have access to the same clinical and educational training opportunities as the trainees.

Please only apply for this post if you have a CCT in paediatrics or are expecting to obtain CCT within the next 6 months.

Candidates who do not meet the above minimum criteria will not be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• ●       Provide day to day care for children in partnership with the consultants and the multidisciplinary team (Play therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dieticians, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and Child and Mental Health Services – CAHMS). ●       Prepare and contribute to Paediatric MDT meetings and journal clubs ●       Manage paediatric and neonatal emergencies as part of the paediatric/neonatal resuscitation team ●       To participate in and out of hours rotas ●       Contribute to the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programme ●       Participate in audit, guideline development and clinical research within the department

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Clinical work includes daily ward rounds in paediatrics and neonates, accurate and timely documentation on the Electronic Patient Record (Cerner), liaising with tertiary specialties by phone and email, leading resuscitations and stabilising critically ill children and neonates prior to transfer to other tertiary units for on-going care, prioritising the clerking, examining and managing of all patients in the extremely busy paediatric emergency department, as well as leading clinical shifts in paediatrics, in the paediatric emergency department (PED) and on the neonatal unit, out of hours. The post-CCT role is ideally suited to those doctors wanting to build on their excellent clinical skills and experience, in an environment where they will be supported to step up and develop further as a clinical leader.