# Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatrics/3e214608-56af-407a-abeb-9b65c7cff497 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatrics/3e214608-56af-407a-abeb-9b65c7cff497.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 - £67,998 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (6 month contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (ON CALL ROTA) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:15:48.954Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackburn/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8127905 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8127905?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This 6 month post offers excellent experience and training in Paediatrics. East Lancashire Hospitals is the largest Acute Trust in the North West Region. The Paediatric Service is extremely busy with a wealth of clinical cases to learn from in the Acute and Outpatient settings. The case mix seen is very diverse due to the characteristics of the local population. We care for many children with a variety of complex and rare conditions as well as those with more common problems. The clinical experience we offer is ideal to help prepare for postgraduate examinations or for wider professional development ### Main duties of the job - Full shift rota covering 2 sites for Paediatrics (Neonatology excluded), which are new contract, ‘New deal’ and European Working Time Directive compliant. The post holder will supervise the Paediatric Junior Clinical Fellow’s work. 2. Participate in General Paediatric Ward Rounds with the Ward-based Consultant of the week. 3. Work within the team to provide on-going high quality care for inpatients and seeing referrals in the Children’s Observation and Assessment Unit or in the Emergency Department. 4. General Paediatric Clinics seeing new and follow-up patients under the supervision of a Consultant Paediatrician. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holders will join a team of doctors participating on the middle grade rota. All the doctors will be mainly based in Blackburn and will also have regular duties in the Children’s Minor Illness Unit at Burnley. You will have ward commitments which are managed using the Consultant Ward Week pattern covering both sites. There are also duties in the Children’s Observation and Assessment Units, emergency attendance to the Emergency Department and experience in outpatient clinics. There is a separate team covering Neonatology on the Burnley site. ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of medical training & evidence of competence in relevant procedures - Knowledge of education & training issues from completion of UK based Medical degree or a minimum of 12 months previous NHS experience - Good communication skills with ability to motivate colleagues – both medical & non-medical - Ability to work in a team - Demonstrates professionalism in attitude & application **Desirable** - Awareness of national agenda in relation to medical education & training - Involvement in management & administration - Evidence of ability to lead & motivate a team ### Experience **Essential** - Practical experience in management of a wide range of conditions in General Paediatrics, Neonatal medicine & Child Protection - Experience of working or delivering medical education - Proven ability to utilise IT as administrative tool - Experience of working with staff from different professional backgrounds - Understanding of & performing audit – evidence of experience during general professional training **Desirable** - Extensive experience of working or delivering medical education - Experience in Emergency Medicine & know how to start management of children presenting with critical illness - Research experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC Registration & Licence to Practice - At least 24 months experience in Paediatrics - Successful completion of ST2+ or equivalent training in Paediatrics so at the level of ST3(+) registrar (as a minimum) - Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in General Paediatrics & Neonatology to the level required to start to or continue to undertake middle grade responsibilities appropriate to level **Desirable** - Full MRCPH qualification or success in at least 2 out of 3 MRCPCH written papers - APLS or EPLS & NLS trained - Evidence of publications in medical education journals - Evidence of publications in peer reviewed medical journals ### Further Training **Essential** - Experience & training in Child Protection to Level 3 standards or be able to demonstrate this before taking up the post **Desirable** - Teaching, Learning & Assessment training - PG Cert in medical education or equivalent ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [job description (pdf, 680.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424837) - [person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424838) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) ## 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.