Senior Clinical Fellow Post
| Posting date: | 27 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £65,048.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £65048.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9298-MED-876 |
Summary
Applications are open for a Paediatric Emergency Department Senior Clinical Fellow (PEM SCF) at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The LGI is situated in the heart of the city; it has a dedicated childrens hospital including Paediatric Intensive Care and is a Major Trauma Centre. The paediatric emergency department (PED) is a very busy unit, seeing approximately 45,000 new attendances each year. Patient presentations are varied from simple minor injuries to complex medical and trauma patients. This role will be supported by an allocated PEM Consultant who works in the department from 9am to midnight each day; a highly experienced Paediatric Nursing team, and a variety of training doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), thus represents a significant opportunity for PEM specific training and development: Clinical role 60% Opportunity to work in a friendly and busy paediatric ED department in a tertiary centre. Non clinical role 40% There are 3 PED SCF roles as outlined below. There may be some cross over between these roles. Paeds SIM In situ SIM for common emergency paediatric presentations In situ paediatric SIM training for trauma, involving multi specialities. Neonatal in situ SIM working alongside the neonatal SIM fellows. Organising, delivering and co-ordinating the above Simulation Training Sessions. Organising the Leeds Paediatric Major Trauma Course Paeds Education Organising the Paediatric ST3 teaching sessions. ST3 teaching is every Wednesday for an hour and a half. This involves organising a teaching rota and liaising with other specialities for talks from paediatric specialists such as DKA and paediatric eating disorders. Attending and contributing as faculty member on the regional ST3 teaching days. Organising teaching day for non-trainee registrars in ED in order to assist in keeping up to date. Teaching on the CT3 emergency medicine bootcamp week; also a regional training day. Paeds ED Research Involvement in planning of new PERUKI research studies at LGI PED, including site visits and study set up Training of staff to allow recruitment to new studies Attending regular research meetings and national PERUKI days Assisting with ongoing trial management and liaising with research nursing staff Other opportunities An exciting new regional paediatric journal club has been developed by others who have undertaken this role. This is for ST3s to present papers on a monthly basis and assists transition to the new HST curriculum. Attending and leading safeguarding meeting Attending paediatric M&M meeting Study budget available for courses and a partial funding of a PG certificate. Funding for courses and partial funding of a PG cert. Opportunities to spend time in other areas e.g. fracture clinic as chosen on an individual basis. In summary, the PED SCF role represents a fantastic opportunity to work at a tertiary paediatric specialist centre within a dynamic, supportive and friendly PED team. The nonclinical time provides invaluable opportunities for optimising career progression, developing teaching and management skills and portfolio development.