Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+) in Paediatrics

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointments will be subject to full Occupational Health Clearance and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the successful candidates prior to commencement.

The appointee will have Full UK General Medical at the time of application. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advert closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

If you have not received correspondence inviting you for interview within 28 days of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH (Part 1& 2) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• APLS, NLS, MRCPH

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Full registration with the GMC (GMC Licence to Practise is mandatory before employment commences)
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment and 3 years paediatric experience including neonatal experience, in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
• Good acute clinical care in Paediatrics

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Interest and experience in medical student and junior doctor teaching where required in the job.
• Good teaching and training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Publications and Presentations

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences, and 3 years paediatric experience including neonatal experience, in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice.
• Acute care safe: up-to-date BLS and NLS. Out of hours experience relevant to the job.
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Up to date knowledge of paediatrics and evidence of an understanding of its application
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required for the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.

Desirable criteria

• Basic knowledge of the Paediatric system and quality indicators within the NHS
• Safeguarding training
• Provider in APLS and NLS

Commitment to ongoing professional development

Essential criteria

• Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
• Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.

Desirable criteria

• Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the job.
• Specialty exams.

Language and Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC specialty training programmes.
• Effective communication skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Empathy and sensitivity: Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives.
• Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.
• Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.

Desirable criteria

• 360 feedback
• Patient survey feedback and reflections.

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professional in the team.
• Managing others and team involvement: capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
• Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with the setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
• Problem solving & decision making: capacity to use logical /lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.
• Organisation and planning: capacity to organise oneself and Juniors to prioritise own time management. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline. Understands importance of information technology.
• Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
• Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity.

Desirable criteria

• Able to adapt to work with employers to deliver
• Leadership skills: experience in leadership
• Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team: 360 feedback

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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 (PDF, 594.4KB)
• Job Description (PDF, 594.4KB)
• functional aspects (PDF, 144.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)