Trust Grade Senior clinical fellow in Paediatrics

at  Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics: 4 posts
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Paediatric team at Northampton General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary as a Senior clinical fellow (Middle grade/Registrar level) in General Paediatrics and Neonatal care. This post will be for 18 months and subject to extension. Please note that this a non-training post. We encourage applicants wanting to progress through the CESR pathway.

JOB OVERVIEW:

In the first 12 months, this post offers extensive clinical experience in General paediatrics and in level 2 neonatal care in a busy district general hospital setting. This would be followed by Tertiary (Level 3) neonatal experience at a registrar level in Leicester Royal Infirmary. During this period, the post holder will work across the two general paediatric wards, paediatric admissions unit, neonatal unit, post-natal wards and in the out-patients department. At Leicester Royal Infirmary there will be ample opportunities to care for sick babies at a Tertiary level.
Hours: Full time-46 hours /week (working on a Full shift with an average of 46hours/week (some weeks will work less hours. Other weeks will work more as per Job description)
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to visit Northampton.
This is a Full-time post and the holder will be expected to work flexibly on the ST3+(middle grade/Registrar)rota.
Duties will cover all areas in the department including admissions unit, Level 2 neonatal unit, out-patients, paediatric emergency department and maternity unit for high risk deliveries. The role also encompasses elements of clinical audit, clinical governance, teaching of medical students, nursing staff and junior doctors.
There is a rolling programme of teaching with regular lunchtime teaching. There is a weekly clinical meeting (Friday afternoon), and X-ray meeting (Monday morning). Teaching is also available for postgraduate examinations, e.g. MRCPCH, DCH.
The successful applicant is expected to play a full part in the active department training programme for other doctors and assist in the education of clinical students from Oxford and other medical schools.
Day
am
Pm
Monday
9-10am X-ray meeting
Ward Rounds
Ward duties
Tuesday
Ward Rounds
Ward duties
1-2PM ST 3+ Journal club
Wednesday
Ward Rounds
1-2pm
2-3PM SimulationTeaching (once a month)
Ward duties
Thursday
Ward Rounds
Ward duties
1-2PM ST 1-3 Teaching
Friday
Ward Rounds
1300-1400 hrs
1 st and 3 rd Departmental Academic Programme
2 nd Perinatal Meeting
3 rd Hospital Grand rounds (4 times a year)
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
This is a Full-time post and the holder will be expected to work flexibly on the ST3+(middle grade/Registrar) rota.
Duties will cover all areas in the department including admissions unit, Level 2 neonatal unit, out-patients, paediatric emergency department and maternity unit for high risk deliveries. The role also encompasses elements of clinical audit, clinical governance, teaching of medical students, nursing staff and junior doctors.
There is a rolling programme of teaching with regular lunchtime teaching. There is a weekly clinical meeting (Friday afternoon), and X-ray meeting (Monday morning). Teaching is also available for postgraduate examinations, e.g. MRCPCH, DCH. The postgraduate medical ce ntre has a well-stocked library, a computer terminal for Medline searches and CD databases. The computer terminals are also available within the Department.
The successful applicant is expected to play a full part in the active department training programme for other doctors and assist in the education of clinical students from Oxford and other medical schools

Please refer the Job description for details