Job overview
Join one of the South East’s most vibrant paediatric centres as a Trust Doctor (ST1–3) at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. You’ll be part of a dynamic, supportive team committed to excellent clinical care, collaboration and continuous learning.
This role offers an ideal foundation for doctors aiming to enter paediatric training, strengthen acute care skills or explore subspecialties. You’ll gain broad clinical exposure within a modern, forward‑thinking children’s hospital known for innovation, strong senior support and a genuinely educational culture.
You’ll work in a fast‑paced environment alongside colleagues from varied backgrounds, developing confidence in managing acutely unwell children while building skills in communication, teamwork and clinical decision‑making. Regular teaching, simulation, case discussions and quality‑improvement opportunities ensure ongoing professional growth.
Doctors consistently describe the Alex as friendly, rewarding and enriching. If you want a role with real clinical breadth, daily learning and a team that values dedication, curiosity and compassionate care, this post offers an excellent next step in your paediatric journey.
Main duties of the job
The clinical duties of the post include the day-to-day care of the patients who are seen in the Children’s Emergency Department and inpatient medical wards, Critical Care Unit and Day Case Unit
You will work a combination of day shifts, long days, night shifts and weekends as part of a European Working Time Directive compliant rota of approximately 13 full-time equivalent people.
The post holder accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation, where practicable, with their colleagues, both senior and junior. While it has been agreed between the professions that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this sub-section are exceptions and you should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the separate job description and person specification for full details of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- • IT skills
- • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Teaching Skills
Essential
- • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable
- • Recognised teaching qualification
Career Progression
Essential
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
- • Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- • Not have previously relinquished or been released/removed from a training programme, except under exceptional circumstances
Personal Attributes
Essential
- • Evidence of: - Good communication skills both oral and written
Academic and Research
Essential
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- • Research experience
- • Publications
- • Prizes and honours
Organisation and Planning
Essential
- • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable
- • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential
- • Basic medical degree
- • Postgraduate qualification or appropriate specialist qualification
- • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
Desirable
- • Higher Degree
- • Distinctions, Scholarships prizes, other degrees e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- • Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- • Details of relevant post registration experience at ST1-4 Level in the UK
- • Details of experience in other related specialties at ST1 – 4 Level
- • IV cannulation and lumbar puncture
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This advert is for Trust Doctor in Paediatrics ST1-3 with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust in Worthing, South East, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £54,499 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (2016 T&C). The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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