# Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Palliative Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatric-palliative-medicine/cafabccd-1427-4d28-801b-07ac79e8196e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatric-palliative-medicine/cafabccd-1427-4d28-801b-07ac79e8196e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 pro rata if part time - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (with possibility to extend to 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 40 hours per week (part time available as well) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T16:12:53.720Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Palliative_Medicine/Paediatric_Palliative_Medicine-v8149553 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8149553?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a full time Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Palliative Medicine at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. This would a 6 month contract (with the possibility to extend to 12 months), and the Evelina Paediatric Palliative Care team has been approved to offer both paediatric palliative medicine GRID and SPIN training. The clinical fellow will join the existing multi-disciplinary team (Team members include Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, a pharmacist and administrators) and will provide medical care to children and young people within the Evelina London as well as across the South East of England. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide clinical care for patients with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness, they will support in the management of complex symptoms and will support care at the end of a patient’s life. The post holder will gain Complex Paediatric Palliative Care experience in the context of a “Non-malignant” caseload which includes exposure to sub-specialties such as Neurology, Metabolic medicine, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Endocrinology, Cardiology as well as Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. This post will be suitable for OOPT and the training opportunities available are similar to those for ST6-8 with an associated study leave budget and educational supervision. There are many opportunities to be involved with quality improvement and education work and the post-holder will be fully supported by an educational supervisor. Applicants should be ST4-ST8 or equivalent. The post holder will be part of a EWTD compliant non-resident on call service, providing phone advice and support. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please consult the attached documents for a detailed description of the role and main responsibilities. For more information about this role and to arrange an informal visit or discussion, please contact Dr Ella Aidoo (Head of Service Paediatric Palliative Medicine). ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - GMC registration **Desirable** - Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit, service improvement and clinical risk management. ### Research **Essential** - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research. **Desirable** - Evidence of original research ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training. **Desirable** - Teaching qualification/ formal training ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of management experience at departmental level (i.e. rota co-ordinator) **Desirable** - Management training or qualification - Evidence of leadership at regional or national level ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English **Desirable** - Capable of establishing good interpersonal relationships with patients and staff of all grades and able to work in a team. ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - At least 3 years of experience at ST1-3-level in paediatric, including 6 months neonatology (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Previous paediatric experience at ST4-8 level in the UK, (or equivalent) - Experience in the management of palliative care patients ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Level 3 Child protection training - Paediatric life support training (APLS/EPLS or equivalent) **Desirable** - Experience of phone consultations and assessments ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - MRCPCH or equivalent **Desirable** - Formal training in Paediatric Palliative Care (such as Post grad certificate, diploma or higher) ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450134) - [person specification (pdf, 24.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449299) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449300) ## 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.