Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Surgery

Job summary

Full-time including the general care of inpatient paediatric surgical children, involvement in paediatric and neonatal operating lists and clinics, including outreach operating and clinics

Participation in a non-resident on-call rota system working 1 in 6

Involvement in departmental meetings, governance meetings, MDT working, journal clubs etc, and teaching.

You will join a department supported by a team of Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists, Radiologists and Pathologists.

Main duties of the job

The department operates as a regional service, networked with our partner organisations at East Sussex Hospitals, Surrey and Sussex Hospitals, Queen Victoria Hospital and Sussex Community NHS Trusts, including Chailey Clinical Services.

The department works with the South Thames Paediatric Network, alongside Evelina London, St George's Hospital and Kings College Hospital.

The department continues to actively pursue the repatriation of local children for surgery from London or other providers and will work collaboratively with all providers in South East Coast to deliver this in the interest of children and young people.

Together with the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, the department provides a neonatal surgical service for the South East Coast region.

Other key strengths of the department include laparoscopic surgery, urology and the regional intestinal failure service in collaboration with the paediatric gastroenterology and nutrition team.

The department is recognised as a teaching centre and currently hosts two paediatric surgical trainee posts.

Based at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, the department benefits from the facilities this award winning new hospital provides. This includes a paediatric theatre suite, critical care facility and a paediatric radiology service.

About us

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN25BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN25BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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