Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics [ST4+equivalent]

Job overview

This appointment offers the opportunity to work in a lively, supportive, innovative department, with excellent training and opportunities to explore your interests.

UCLH is looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics (ST4+ equivalent) to commence from September 7th 2026 for 6 months [contract ends 27th February 2027]. You will be on the out of hours rota with other middle grade trainees. There is opportunity for additional specialty work depending on your interest and you will be supported to reach your potential. Terms and conditions are the same as the formal trainees within the department. Options for Special Interests as per candidate’s preference include: •    Child and Adolescent Mental Health •    Haematology (red cell, non-malignant) •    Allergy •    Infectious Diseases and Inclusion Health •    Safeguarding •    Epilepsy •    Integrated Care •    Diabetes and endocrinology •    Leadership and Management •    Quality Improvement/Research

This post provides a unique opportunity to develop your paediatric skills within a friendly high preforming unit. We are passionate about providing excellent clinical care alongside the best training opportunities.  You would join a highly motivated team at the forefront of both service development and academic research.  The department has received excellent feedback for the many training opportunities offered both in clinical and non-clinical areas including education, leadership, and management skills.

Main duties of the job

The post is based in general paediatrics encompassing PED, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics. Baseline working is 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and the on call out of hours commitment is a contribution to a 13-person junior grade rota made up of normal days, long days, lates, twilights and nights (see below). Successful candidates are encouraged to sign up to the hospital bank if desired to help fill occasional out of hours locum work (long days and/or weekends). Outpatient experience is included in this post and includes running and managing your own rapid referral clinics or specialty clinics depending on the candidate’s interests.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss this further and work out how this post could be right for you.

For further information on this post, please contact Dr Yasmin Baki or Dr Juliet Dick

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The TYA Service at UCLH is the largest in the world, attracting an international reputation, with regular visits from experts from around the globe. We provide comprehensive tertiary care for patients from diagnosis, through to survivorship or palliative care. We provide all aspects of state-of-the-art cancer care and are a quaternary centre for specific treatments, including radio-isotope therapy and proton beam therapy. The clinical service is enhanced by exceptional clinical and translational research based within University College London and the Institute of Child Health. All patients aged 0-18 years with a diagnosis of cancer, within the North Thames TYA Cancer Network are referred into the UCLH/GOSH Principal Treatment Centre. Patients aged 19-24 years are offered the choice to be referred to UCLH or to be treated at local Designated Hospitals within the Operational Delivery Network (ODN). The newly opened Grafton Way Hospital houses the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Centre, one of only two sites in the UK. PBT offers innovative radiotherapy for certain cancer patients, with children making a significant proportion providing new models of care, synergistic clinical provision and research opportunities. These children require extensive supportive and POSCU-like care, offering opportunities for the development of new services linking acute paediatrics, CYPCS and radiotherapy.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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