Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) in General Paediatrics

Job overview

Applications are invited for the posts of Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) in General Paediatrics at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The job is available from as soon as possible for 12 months in the first instance.

Main duties of the job

In order to be considered applicants must have a current APLS provider certificate (or equivalent) and at least 24 months clinical experience in Acute and General Paediatrics. MRCPCH is desirable but not essential.

Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at point of application is required.

You will be allocated an Educational Supervisor and will be encouraged to undertake work place based assessments. Many of our Clinical Fellows are successful in gaining paediatric training numbers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will work under the supervision of the General Paediatric Consultants. Daytime work will include looking after the general paediatric inpatients and the assessment and review of medical paediatric patients in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Depending on staffing there may be the opportunity to gain some paediatric sub-speciality experience including Paediatric Oncology, Respiratory, and Neurology.

Out of hours you will take part in the paediatric on-call rota. You will work alongside a second Registrar and a Junior Trainee (ST1-3). Duties will include the assessment and management of children in the Paediatric Emergency Department and review and management of all paediatric patients on the wards including the sub-specialty patients.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.