Clinical Fellow STPaediatrics

Clinical Fellow ST3-5 Paediatrics

This is a 4-month fixed-term Clinical fellow (ST3-5) post in Paediatrics aligned with the RCPCH-approved higher specialty training programme (Level
2), offering rotational experience across general Paediatrics, neonatology, emergency care, and sub-specialties. The successful candidate will gain advanced skills in acute and chronic management, leadership, and multidisciplinary coordination, preparing for consultant-level practice. The post includes on-call duties (Tier 2 rota), ward rounds, outpatient clinics, procedures, teaching, and quality improvement projects. Training is supervised by an Educational Supervisor, with ePortfolio maintenance and ARCP progression aligned to GMC and RCPCH standards.

• Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners, and attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within a multidisciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care.
• Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties.
• Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely, appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• Attend Consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals.
• Prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including postoperative care as required.
• Provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge summaries.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see the link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

For further information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification in the supporting information section.

• Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part-time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at CT/ST3 level in relevant specialty. Equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months at Tertiary or Level 2 NNU.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

• Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
• Critical appraisal skills.

• Ability to deal with emotional, frightened or hostile patients, relatives and students, both face to face and via telephone calls.
• Ability to support patients and relatives in breaking bad news whilst working in the clinical setting.
• Deal with patient requests and complaints.

• Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 training, or equivalent.
• Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College.
• ALS Certification.
• ATLS Certification.
• NLS certification.
• Attendance at recognised management courses.
• Formal qualification in…