ST3PaediatricsTraining post

Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics (ST3-5)

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Stevenage

Salary

£67,325 – £67,325

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

We have 1 substantive (permanent) Senior Clinical Fellow post in the Paediatric department. The post is full time and the post holder will be working in a busy hospital and large team. This is an excellent opportunity within Paediatrics at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The appointee will join the Paediatric team at middle grade level, rotating between General Paediatrics and Neonates. The appointee will take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the consultant team and supervise the work of the junior trainees.

Managing paediatric patients throughout their hospital stay

Delivering care to Newborns in the Neonatal Services

Delivering care to the NICU/SCBU, labour ward & post-natal

Assessment of referred babies

The review of all babies as needed

Supervising Foundation doctors

Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics (ST3-5)

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

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Review of protocols as part of the team

The appointee will be expected to work flexible across the service as required, as and when service needs change

To take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the Consultant Paediatricians

To participate in the department's teaching, audit and educational activities

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Person specification

Essential

Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate or equivalent
MRCPCH (Member of Royal college of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Experience of audit
Experience of working in paediatrics and neonates at least for 3 years
Competencies equivalent to completion of ST3 (Registrar) in Paediatrics
Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient
Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs
Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

NHS experience
Ability to teach clinical skills
Experience in organising educational activities