Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics (ST1-3)

Job summary

CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY UHB

Junior Clinical Fellow posts at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital

(ST1-3)

Job title

Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics

Band

FY3-ST3 equivalent

Division

Child Health

Responsible to

Clinical Director, Child Health

Hours

Full-time hours

Start Date

1st March 2023

Location

Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, Cardiff

We invite applications for Junior Clinical Fellow rotational posts in Paediatrics at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, Cardiff. This is an exciting opportunity to gain paediatric experience at a world class paediatric hospital, with a wealth of training and education opportunities available to successful applicants. Whilst these are not accredited training posts, they attract the same training opportunities, including study leave, a named educational supervisor, and a very active educational program equal to that received by deanery trainees.

Medical observerships can be facilitated if required pre start date. A brief period of '2 weeks supernumerary, settling in can be arranged depending on candidate needs, this will ensure that applicants to this post are ready and have the competencies to take up a tier 2 middle grade post.

Main duties of the job

The post will commence on the 1st of July for 12 months, with good prospects of 6-monthly rotation through the range of paediatric subspecialties within the Children's Hospital, subject to your performance, interest, and post availability nearer the time. The Children's Hospital for Wales offers a full range of Regional Specialties for children in Wales. We require doctors to work across a range of specialties, including General Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Neonatology, Cardiology, Respiratory, Renal, Gastro-enterology, Neurology and Haematology-Oncology. Please indicate any specific interests you may have on the application form.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.