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Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-8)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (There may be an option to extend the contract subject to service requirements and mutual agreement.)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
193-MS2209UCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£65,048 - £73,992 ST level 4-8 depending on previous service
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/04/2026 08:00

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Teaching Fellow in Paediatrics

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-8)

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

This 12 month post is an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education (40%) whilst gaining clinical experience in Paediatrics (60%). All training will take place at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The teaching fellow posts include a fully funded place on the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Education at University of Reading.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital hosts students from the University of Oxford, the University of Southampton and Brunel Medical School, in addition to Physician Associate students from the University of Reading. The CTF roles posts have been established to enhance the teaching of students and maintain the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s reputation as a centre of excellence for medical education. 

The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC, and ideally completed core training and hold MRCPCH.  Applicants with at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience and a strong interest in medical education will be considered.

40% of the post holder’s time will be spent on teaching activities with the remaining 60% of time spent doing clinical work, including relevant on call rota.

All teaching fellows will have access to a tutor who will provide mentorship with educational projects as well as an educational supervisor.

Main duties of the job

Undergraduate Teaching

The post will be tailored to the successful applicant and their specific interests and the roles could include any of the following;

·       Responsibility for facilitating the medical attachments and placements of medical students

·     This will include production of teaching resources and delivery of formal teaching sessions.

·    Helping develop and adapt existing teaching models and courses for medical students

·    Taking on a leadership and mentorship role for medical students and providing a forum to give feedback and help develop and enhance their learning and well being

·       Engage in quality improving projects and developing potential teaching courses.

·  Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination

·       Coordinating student timetabling

·    Contribute to running and developing simulation sessions for Medical Students and liaising with the department of Simulation.

·      Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions

We encourage development of teaching skills and also publication of work and projects

Working for our organisation

Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. 

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Paediatrics

The Royal Berkshire Hospital Paediatric Department covers a large child population of around 125,000 and 5,800 deliveries. Dingley Specialist Children’s Centre provides multidisciplinary community services alongside experienced allied health professionals and specialist nurses. We cover the West of Berkshire which includes Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire. The paediatric department consists of

·      2 children's inpatient wards (Lion & Dolphin) consisting of 5 HDU beds and 39 beds/cots

·      Kempton (Paediatric) Day Assessment Unit consisting of ten beds

·      Paediatric Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) bay

·      Local neonatal unit (Buscot ward) for babies >27 weeks gestation and 800g birthweight – 20 cots including 3 intensive care and 5 high dependency cots

·      Paediatric emergency department

·      Children's outpatient clinic

·      Dingley Child Development Centre

There are a total of 27 Consultants, 21 in the Acute Hospital setting and 6 Community Based.

Main clinical duties of the job

  • Day to day clinical management of children on the two acute children’s wards, Dolphin and Lion, including medical aspects of surgical patients and close liaison with doctors involved from other specialties     
  • Cover for paediatric problems on the Paediatric Accident & Emergency Unit.
  • Middle grade cover for the neonatal unit
  • Providing cover for all acute paediatric referrals from any source.
  • Supervision and teaching of the ST1-ST3 doctors on the Acute Children’s Wards and the Paediatric Day Bed Unit.
  • Out of hours, nights and weekends cover both neonatal and general paediatrics.
  • Triage, assess, and manage CYP admitted to SDEC.
  • Responsible for discharge and subsequent care planning of CYP from observation bay to their home, acute ward or other medical professionals.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Paediatric ST3/4 experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Specialist Registrar experience

Ability & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good basic and wide-ranging knowledge of paediatric medicine
  • APLS
  • NLS
  • Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to teach and enthuse other medical staff

Motivation

Essential criteria
  • Strong interest in delivering high quality medical education
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delivering medical education including experience of developing teaching programme.

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Sophie Price
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 6846
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