Senior Clinical Fellow Paediatric ED, Trauma,Ambulatory Care

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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Job overview

This is replacement post/s, the remit of the postholder/s will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients from Child Health, and to provide and develop services to the Trust's patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group.

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.

The paediatric department at King's is a PAFTA-award-winning training centre offering specialty training to paediatric speciality trainees, GPVTS trainees, foundation doctors, and dedicated CESR support and key rotations for international trainees.

This role is for a middle-grade fellow to join the paediatric emergency department with a one-day per week commitment to a specialist interest in simulation, trauma or ambulatory care.

Main duties of the job

Duties

Specialist interest: One day per week dedicated to either trauma, simulation or ambulatory care.

Clinical: Remainder of job plan spent clinical in the ED, delivering all aspects of care of medical and surgical paediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department, supervision of more junior paediatric/emergency department colleagues in the department

General Paediatrics:

Evening, nights and weekend cover for the general paediatric service at middle grade level as per rota.

Teaching: Assistance in conjunction with consultants, lecturers and more junior trainees with the teaching of undergraduates

Research: The department is actively involved in PERUKI studies and the successful candidate will be encouraged to get involved

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Role Description

This post is suitable for a junior doctor at middle grade level, interested in advancing their training in paediatric emergency medicine and skills in paediatric trauma/simulation/paediatric ambulatory care. The successful candidate will also develop their administrative skills in a teaching hospital environment. Ideally trainees will have completed their MRCPCH Part 2 and will have up to date certification for Advanced Paediatric Life Support training and L3 Children's Safeguarding.

Although this appointment is not accredited for training, the appointee will be given the opportunity to participate fully in the educational and training programmes within the department and the hospital, and the competencies gained could be used to form part of Level 3 training (depending on prospective deanery approval sought by the candidate). Appointees will have a named educational supervisor from child health and a named clinical supervisor from emergency medicine.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCPCH Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• MSc or higher award.

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full registration with GMC with License to Practice.

4. Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate competences expected of a new ST4 level paediatric trainee or above.
• A minimum of 6 months neonatal experience.
• APLS or equivalent.
• Level 3 Safeguarding certificate

Desirable criteria

• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
• UK experience at middle-grade level

Audit & quality improvement

Essential criteria

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of general paediatrics Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

8. Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff.

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications

King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website

King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

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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

• Clinical Fellow in Paeds ED (PDF, 352.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 344.6KB)
• Pay bands and pay points from 1 April 2025 (PDF, 44.6KB)