ST​/Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics

Position

Applicants are invited for ST4 or above Tier 2 trainee or Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics at Ipswich Hospital. This post is fixed term until the 31st of December 2026.

• Attend to and manage paediatric patients presenting to the Children’s Assessment Unit, including referrals from primary care and emergency medicine.
• Lead ward rounds and attend paediatric emergencies.
• Cover the neonatal unit, postnatal ward, and neonate emergencies on the labour ward and theatres.
• Supervise and oversee tier 1 doctors and nurse practitioners on the Tier 1 rota.
• Commit to a general outpatient and a rapid referral clinic weekly, along with acute emergency cover as per the training timetable for each six‑month period.
• Undertake child protection medicals under the supervision of the attending consultant.
• Work closely with consultants who will supervise and support the appointee.

• Wide range of training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Unsocial hours payments (where applicable).
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata).
• Access to a range of NHS discounts.
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and improving processes to remove time delays for staff and patients.

We are investing in a partnership with Epic, a leading electronic patient record supplier, to transform digital care.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you. For further details or to arrange informal visits, contact:

Name:
Rachel Pyman

Job title:

General Manager
Email:
Telephone:

Requests for visits to the unit should be made to Rachel Pyman, General Manager for Children’s services () or Dr Ali Ahmed () or Dr Frances Brooke ().

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