Job summary
Our Junior Clinical Fellow post is intended to provide between 6 to 12 months of Paediatric Emergency Medicine in a major trauma centre. It is aimed at early stage Emergency Medicine or Paediatric trainees, or trainees undertaking an 'FY3' Year between Foundation Training and Specialty Training, looking to gain further experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Our Junior Clinical Fellow post is designed to enable the post-holder to start/consolidate PEM skills in the well-supported environment of a friendly Paediatric Emergency Department, while getting the bonus of being in a major trauma centre with exposure to a huge range of expertise and support.
Main duties of the job
The posts will have clinical supervision on a day to day basis by the duty paediatric emergency medicine consultant and registrars. Each post holder will have a named educational supervisor responsible for developmental and pastoral supervision.
The post holder/s will be ultimately responsible to the Clinical Lead for Paediatric Emergency Medicine.Clinically the post holders will work within a broad clinical team including Consultants in paediatric emergency medicine, junior and senior trainees from both an emergency medicine and paediatric training background, clinical fellows, advanced care practitioners, physicians associates and emergency nurse practitioners. The wider paediatric emergency department team includes a highly motivated nursing and admin and clerical team. The post holders will also work with the wider multi-specialty teams working in the paediatric emergency department.
About us
Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond. We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
The Royal London in Whitechapel is a major teaching hospital providing local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. Whipps Cross in Leytonstone is a large general hospital with a range of local services. Newham in Plaistow is a busy district hospital with innovative facilities such as its orthopaedic centre. Mile End hospital is a shared facility in Mile End for a range of inpatient, rehabilitation, mental health and community services. And St Bartholomew's in the City, London's oldest hospital, is a regional and national centre of excellence for cardiac and cancer care.
We're also proud to be part of UCLPartners, Europe's largest and strongest academic health science partnership. The objective of UCLPartners is to translate cutting edge research and innovation into measurable health gain for patients and populations through partnership across settings and sectors, and through excellence in education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details related to the main duties of the relevant role, please see the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details related to the main duties of the relevant role, please see the job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent degree
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Up-to-date APLS certificate
- MCEM, MRCPCH or equivalent
- Other postgraduate degree
Experience
Essential
- 2 years of post-graduate clinical experience including F1 and F2 years or equivalent
Desirable
- 4 months of experience in either paediatrics or emergency medicine
Knowledge
Essential
- Ethos of lifelong learning and a desire to continually gain a
Desirable
- Experience of teaching a range of audiences
- Evidence of participation in clinical governance, quality improvement, or research activity
Skills
Essential
- Motivated and able to work independently when required
- Work well in a multidisciplinary team
- Caring, compassionate and respectful of patients and colleagues
- Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
- Able to produce clear and concise computer written clinical notes including structured clinical coding
- Communicate effectively through written documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent degree
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Up-to-date APLS certificate
- MCEM, MRCPCH or equivalent
- Other postgraduate degree
Experience
Essential
- 2 years of post-graduate clinical experience including F1 and F2 years or equivalent
Desirable
- 4 months of experience in either paediatrics or emergency medicine
Knowledge
Essential
- Ethos of lifelong learning and a desire to continually gain a
Desirable
- Experience of teaching a range of audiences
- Evidence of participation in clinical governance, quality improvement, or research activity
Skills
Essential
- Motivated and able to work independently when required
- Work well in a multidisciplinary team
- Caring, compassionate and respectful of patients and colleagues
- Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
- Able to produce clear and concise computer written clinical notes including structured clinical coding
- Communicate effectively through written documents
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
