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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This post is a clinical fellow post working with two paediatric sub-specialties, Paediatric infectious diseases and paediatric haematology, including bone marrow transplant. The post holder will be based at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington and covers inpatients for these specialties in daytime hours. The out of hours portion of this role is in general paediatrics, working with a registrar based on the ward at all times. This post is not suitable for anyone who has never worked in a paediatric job previously. The post is for 6 months from March-August 2025. It is a great opportunity to gain a 'taster' experience of these exciting sub-specialties.
Main duties of the job
The clinical fellow will cover the inpatients on Grand Union and Great Western wards with support from specialty registrars and the wider multi-disciplinary team. There are daily consultant ward rounds. Education weeks are built into the rota to support other experiences, including outpatient clinics or time in the emergency department. The rota includes weekends, evenings and nightshifts, caring for the wider paediatric patients, but not including the emergency department, neonatal or paediatric intensive care units, which have a separate rota. The post holder is expected to take part in the journal club weekly, and attend weekly educational sessions in paediatrics.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main role of the clinical fellow (ST2/3 equivalent) in all clinical areas is the general organisation of the day to day running of the wards (clerking patients, arranging and collating investigations and note keeping). They also have responsibility for the immediate primary management of children admitted to the unit. The main clinical areas in which this clinical fellow will be working is on the inpatient wards, and the Day case unit with the paediatric infectious diseases, paediatric haematology and on occasions the paediatric surgical teams. On-call experience includes general paediatrics and paediatric acute admissions and emergencies.
The SHOs are allocated to the ward, in blocks to optimize continuity.
The paediatric team manages children with severe, complex or unusual (HIV, TB, tropical) infections.
The haematology team looks after children undergoing BMT, with complications of Sickle cell as well as shared care oncology patients. The BMT unit is integrated with Grand Union Ward where there are four bone marrow suites with HEPA filtration. The unit specialises in BMT for haemoglobinopathies and bone marrow failure syndromes such as Fanconi anaemia. SHOs are strongly encouraged to attend outpatient clinics during this part of the job. There is a Wednesday morning theatre list for line insertions, bone marrow harvests and aspirates and liver biopsies.
New patterns of working demand excellence in handover and communication between all members of the department and a team approach to patient care. A contribution to educational meetings where cases are presented is very much part of training and is expected of all SHOs.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
* MBBS or equivalent
* Current registration and in good standing with GMC
* APLS or PALS provider
* Safeguarding Level 2/3
Desirable criteria
* Higher degree such as MD, PhD, Masters degree in a relevant field.
Communication
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of understanding or involvement in multicultural / multi-ethnic issues with respect to healthcare provision e.g., working with inner city communities
Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty
Essential criteria
* Minimum 6 months previous paediatric experience
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
* Technically competent in general paediatric skills
* Experience of child protection cases
* Multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
* PICU/HDU Experience
* Sub-Specialty paediatric Experience
* ID, haematology experience
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential criteria
* Understanding of Evidence-based medicine
* Presentation at local level
Desirable criteria
* Clinical research experience
* Presentation at national or international level
* Publications
Reliability
Essential criteria
* Ability to manage time and prioritise work
Continuous professional development (CPD)
Essential criteria
* Evidence of attending paediatric courses
Desirable criteria
* Maintenance of a reflective learning portfolio
Probity
Essential criteria
* Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
* Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, collaborative, expert and aspirational.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description and Person Spec (PDF, 1.2MB)
* FRF (PDF, 240.6KB)
* Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
* Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)
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