Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics ST4+ - Perm or FTC

Triple West Medical has been appointed by an NHS Trust based in the Essex region to help recruit a Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics ST4+ for a FTC or substantive position

The NHS organisation is an integrated Trust providing community, acute and specialist care across a number of sites. With over 10,000 staff, they oversea a population of around 800,000 people, they are now looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Fellow in Paeds to join the well-established department.

The Unit has around 26 beds and a seven bedded Paeds Assessment Unit for triage assessment and treatment. The PAU has an annual throughput of approximately 4,000 children. On the Children's Ward elective, emergency and day-stay surgery is accommodated as well as medical emergency and day-stay admissions. There are three six bedded rooms, a four cot nursery divided into separate cubicles and remaining beds are within side-rooms. There are several high dependency beds on the ward to enable sick children to be managed locally where possible.

Duties/Responsibilities

- Trainees will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately
- Trainees will also begin to work independently and be part of the middle grade on call rota
- Liaise between nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff
- Attend to the day to day management of day case, out-patient and in-patients
- Attend and participate in ward rounds
- Attend general and specialist out-patient, diagnostic and pre-assessment clinics
- Teach medical students as directed
- Supervise, monitor and assist junior doctors
- Take part in rostered emergency work on middle grade rota
- To keep up-to date with all administrative duties including letters, results and discharge summaries as required
- Study for higher examinations and maintain continued professional development
- Undertake and assist in audit projects at various times throughout the rotations
- Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions
- To co-operate with members of the HR department when monitoring hours of work
- Attend induction in each hospital or new department
- Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave

Our client is happy to issue Certificate of Sponsorships to suitably qualified overseas doctors however GMC registration and relevant experience is essential for this position.

If this Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics vacancy is of interest to you please apply below and we can then arrange a conversation in more detail.