Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications and Training
MBBS or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
APLS or Equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Qualifications and Training
MRCPCH
- Qualifications and Training
Newborn life support certification (or equivalent)
- Clinical experience and effectiveness
Completion of ST1- 2 or equivalent at time of starting post
- Clinical experience and effectiveness
Evidence of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Clinical experience and effectiveness
Commitment to team approach and multidisciplinary working.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications and Training
Additional Degree or Equivalent
- Clinical experience and effectiveness
Recent experience of providing services in an NHS setting
Job overview
The advertised post of Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar) in Paediatrics is to start as soon as possible on a full-time basis for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The post offers clinical experience in a supportive General Paediatric unit with exposure to level 1 Neonates and is suitable to anyone interested in pursuing a career in Paediatrics.
This is a full time post and is part of full shift system, as 2nd on call, Middle Grade in Paediatrics with level 1 Neonatal care.
- Recognition, assessment and management of unwell/sick children in acute/ambulatory setting
- Neonatal assessments and resuscitation skills
- Participate in the on call rota.
- Conduct General Paediatric outpatient clinics under Consultant supervision
- Participate in audits and current research projects
- Participate in the teaching of resident doctors and Medical Students.
- Involvement in Quality improvement projects
- To maintain a good working relationship with existing staff members in the hospital.
- To perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in conjunction, where practicable, with their colleagues
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please See the attached Job Description for further details and the requirements for this post .
This post offers clinical experience in:
- Recognition, assessment and management of unwell/sick children in acute/ambulatory setting
- Neonatal assessments and resuscitation skills
- Conducting General Paediatric outpatient clinics under Consultant supervisio
All staff are expected to be involved in Clinical Governance and be part of an Audit group.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow - Paediatrics with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in Gateshead, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £77,328 dependant on experience plus allowances for out of hours. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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