Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Rheumatology

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4 and above) in Paediatric Rheumatology. The post will commence from 07 September 2026, and it will be based at Evelina London Children's Hospital at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will gain broad experience in an exciting new paediatric rheumatology service and network. The post will be offered on a six month contract in the first instance, with a view to extend if possible.

This post is not recognised for GRID training by the RCPCH but this post fulfils the requirements set for tertiary training. Previous overseas trainees from countries including Australia and Switzerland have had their training at Evelina London Paediatric Rheumatology recognised by their local regulatory bodies. This post had been approved for Medical training initiative programme.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic candidate to join our service supported by a full MDT, including psychology, and with close working relationships across all paediatric specialties especially infectious disease, nephrology, cardiology, dermatology and adult lupus and rheumatology. The post holder will participate in a full range of daytime activities including outpatient clinics, joint injection lists, liaison with services across the network, work up of acutely unwell patients and support of inpatients.

There will be opportunities to be involved in development of new models of care, education, quality improvement and in paediatric mental health.

The post holder will join the Evelina London General Paediatrics rota (1:8 weekends), more details available on request. General paediatrics is a vibrant and growing service covering general paediatric admissions and supporting the paediatric A&E service, HDU and a large PICU.

Successful candidates must be medically qualified and must also have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council.

The regional paediatric rheumatology unit is an exciting new service, established in 2014, that covers the local population of Southwark and Lambeth and acts as the tertiary hub for a network of secondary care services across South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. It has expanded rapidly to now provide services for general rheumatology (through a one stop service with ophthalmology and a multidisciplinary team (MDT)), adolescent and young adult rheumatology, complex multisystem disorders such as JDM, JSLE, and vasculitis, combined clinic with renal and dermatology services, fever clinic service with Infectious Diseases team and a triaged paediatric rehabilitation service for non-inflammatory pain.

A full multidisciplinary team supports the service.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Vinay Shivamurthy

Job title:

Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology Email address: v

Dr Vinay Shivamurthy, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist via  Interviews tentatively scheduled for 26th March 2-5pm.