The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics to join their General Paediatrics team for an initial 12-month term, with the potential for extension. This middle-grade role involves managing acute paediatric cases in the Paediatric Assessment Unit and Emergency Department, overseeing care on the wards, and supervising junior doctors. The fellow will perform ward rounds, provide advanced resuscitation as needed, and assist in communication with parents and addressing child protection issues under consultant supervision. Additionally, the role includes conducting outpatient clinics and participating in on-call duties for paediatric emergencies.
The position offers a supportive environment within a dedicated team, with opportunities for professional development. Essential duties also encompass coordinating care with consultants and other healthcare professionals, and covering for colleagues’ unexpected short-term absences.
The position offers a supportive environment within a dedicated team, with opportunities for professional development. Essential duties also encompass coordinating care with consultants and other healthcare professionals, and covering for colleagues’ unexpected short-term absences.
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:
- Attending to and managing acute Paediatric cases referred to Paediatric Assessment Unit.
- Attending to Paediatric emergencies attending Emergency Department.
- Managing Paediatric cases on the Paediatric wards.
- Supervising junior doctors' work, reviewing patients they see and giving advice regarding their managements.
- Conducting ward rounds, usually with the consultant, but sometimes on their own, on the Paediatric wards.
- Provide advanced resuscitation to Paediatric cases when required, coordinating their work with Paediatric consultants, anaesthetists, ED doctors and with consultation with NWTS team.
- Second on call duties out of hours for Paediatric emergencies.
- Assisting the consultant in communication with parents.
- Dealing, under the supervision of the consultant, with child protection issues.
- Conducting outpatient clinics alongside the consultant Paediatrician.
- Cover for unexpected short term sickness of a colleague.
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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
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