Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,825 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR29HT |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7219922/438-MS3106 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Fellow (middle grade) to join the General Paediatrics team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. These posts are initially for a period of 12 months but there may well be an opportunity to extend further. These posts do not involve any cover for the tertiary Neonatal unit within the Trust.
Summary of clinical duties:
1. Attending to and managing acute Paediatric cases referred to Paediatric Assessment Unit.
2. Attending to Paediatric emergencies attending Emergency Department.
3. Managing Paediatric cases on the Paediatric wards.
4. Supervising junior doctors’ work, reviewing patients they see and giving advice regarding their managements.
5. Conducting ward rounds, usually with the consultant, but sometimes on their own, on the Paediatric wards.
6. Provide advanced resuscitation to Paediatric cases when required, coordinating their work with Paediatric consultants, anaesthetists, ED doctors and with consultation with NWTS team.
7. Second on call duties out of hours for Paediatric emergencies.
8. Assisting the consultant in communication with parents.
9. Dealing, under the supervision of the consultant, with child protection issues.
10. Conducting outpatient clinics alongside the consultant Paediatrician.
11. Cover for unexpected short term sickness of a colleague.
Being part of a teaching hospital you will also have the opportunity to be involved in teaching and training, continuing professional development, and participation in audit and research. You will be able to develop teaching experience and expertise and work alongside medical students from the University of Manchester. You will have the opportunity to deliver formal and informal teaching sessions either on wards or in our Health Academy; which has excellent facilities including a 24 hour library and a simulation suite.
We are an enthusiastic and a friendly team dedicated to provide high quality care to our patients and we would love you to join us!
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025