Senior Clinical Fellow clinical risk management

Senior Clinical Fellow with Clinical Risk Management

Closing date: 19 March 2026

We are seeking to recruit resident doctors to the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics and Neonatology with clinical risk management, for a fixed time period of 12 months starting in September 2026.

• Two days a week of this post is dedicated to clinical risk management, involving supporting clinical governance work in the department, including incident investigation and supporting resident doctor colleagues in responding to clinical incidents.
• The remainder of the post (including a full out‑of‑hours commitment) is dedicated to the in‑ and out‑of‑hours acute cover of the general and neonatal resident doctor rota.
• You would be expected to provide day‑to‑day care for children in partnership with the consultants and the multidisciplinary team.
• Prepare and contribute to Paediatric MDT meetings and journal clubs.
• Manage paediatric and neonatal emergencies as part of the paediatric/neonatal resuscitation team.
• Contribute to the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programme.

West London Children's Healthcare was formed on 1 April 2022 bringing paediatric services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CWFT) under a single leadership structure accountable to both Trust Boards for all elements of operational, quality, safety and financial performance.

WLCH runs services from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, and West Middlesex Hospital.

In addition, two child development services operate from the Cheyne Centre and Woodfield Road.

All aspects of the role will support WLCH in achieving its vision, mission and goals, which can be viewed in the attached job description.

Our vision:
Healthier futures for all children and young people in North West London

We are excited to offer the opportunity for a risk fellowship within the department of paediatrics at West Middlesex Hospital. We are an expanding team of consultants with a range of interests to support your clinical and non‑clinical development. As a risk fellow you would be providing clinical work as a senior clinical fellow on the full shift tier 2 rota. Two days a week would be dedicated to clinical risk management.

We would support you to develop your non‑clinical leadership skills, appreciation of clinical governance processes and skills in incident investigation and supporting colleagues. You would work closely with the risk teams in both general paediatrics and maternity to fulfil this role.

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
• Open, welcoming and honest
• Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
• Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

• MB BS or equivalent
• MRCPCH
• Experience of working at registrar level in the NHS
• At least 6 months experience working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level 3)
• GMC Registered

• APLS/EPALS and NLS provider
• Teaching experience
• QI and Research experience
• Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership
• Experience of clinical governance

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£44,170 to £67,610 a year + on calls & London Weighting (pro rata)