Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Surgery

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice-a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area Paediatric Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 6 months (October 2026 - April 2026) Hours Full time - 48 hours per week Job ref 289-WLCH-111

Site Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Town London Salary £45,715 - £69,976 per annum + London Weighting (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/:59

Job overview

We are seeking to employ two Senior Clinical Fellows in paediatric surgery and urology (6 months, with possibility of extension/ longer contract) to assist cover of general paediatric surgery and urology in-patient and out-patient clinical care.

Main duties of the job

The main objectives of the post are to:

• Support inpatient surgical management of elective and emergency workload


• Outpatient clinic duties including administration


• Outpatient and day surgery support to outreach hospitals in North-West London


• On call commitment in line with European working time directive

Responsibilities will include:

• To support, with colleagues in Paediatric Surgery/Urology, an integrated elective and emergency Paediatric & Neonatal Surgery service.


• To provide high quality clinical care for all children referred to the service and to be available to attend paediatric surgery/urology patients when on call.


• To provide appropriate and adequate supervision for junior medical staff within the Paediatric Surgical and Urology team.


• To participate in regular unit and personal audit of clinical practice

General paediatric Surgical on call rota:

The on call rota covers general paediatric surgical and urological inpatients as well as neonatal ward in-patients including high dependency and emergency admissions. The post holder will do a 24 hour non resident on call shift as part of a 1: 8 rota.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to be a hospital of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff.

Excellence in research and the development of the NHS staff of the future to improve patient care are integral to the Trust's status as a teaching hospital. Chelsea and Westminster is a main campus for teaching Imperial College medical students, with state-of-the-art facilities for undergraduate medical education including an on-site Simulation Centre - a virtual operating theatre used to train medical students.

Research and development enhances our clinical care, and vice versa - the Trust has 15 research programmes and 213 active research projects, focused on clinical areas including HIV and Neonatology. The first Professor of Acute Medicine in the UK was appointed to an Imperial College post based at Chelsea and Westminster in 2006.

The acute paediatric service caters for 30,600 emergency attendances per year and over 4,000 acute admissions per year. The inpatient unit caters for a whole range of specialist patients in addition to acute paediatrics including neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, respirology, and cardiology; in addition paediatric general and specialist surgery, trauma & orthopaedics, ENT, ophthalmology, dental and maxillofacial, craniofacial. A full range of imaging services is on site including MRI, supported by paediatric anaesthesia.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached for a detailed description of responsibilities and roles.

Person specification

• Putting patients first


• Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff


• Open, welcoming and honest


• Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity


• Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

Qualifications

• MB BS or Equivalent


• Full medical registration


• BSc


• MRCPCH or MCEM

Experience

• At least 2 years surgical SHO (or equivalent) experience including paediatric surgery experience in the NHS


• Paediatric surgery experience at the registrar/middle grade level

Skills

• Competent in full range of paediatric practical skills


• Experience of delivering teaching


• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams


• Enthusiasm for teaching, both undergraduate and post-graduate


• Child protection experience/training


• EPLS or APLS


• Child protection certification


• Team Working


• Problem solving approach

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.


• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.


• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.


• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.


• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.