Job overview

A 24 month post is available in Hull for an experienced senior Clinical Fellow (ST4 - Registrar) in Paediatrics to start as soon as possible. 

Acute Children’s ward is placed on the 2^nd floor of the tower block at Hull Royal Infirmary close to A & E and the adult intensive care unit, placed on the ground and third floor respectively.

You will have the unique opportunity to work within a busy but supportive, Consultant-led children's service comprising of a 22 bedded in-patient unit called Woodland ward, Paediatric assessment unit comprising of 9 cubicles, 4 bedded Paediatric high dependency unit and Children's outpatients. 

Children’s outpatient department is on the ground floor in the Women’s and children building where the maternity and neonatal unit are based. 

Department of Paediatrics has 20 Paediatric Consultants who have their individual special interests and besides general paediatric clinics there are specialist clinics in all fields. We also have Paediatric surgery and Paediatric neurosurgery clinics at Hull Royal Infirmary

If you have queries please contact Dr.Vikas Gupta, Consultant Paediatrician or Dr.Kavitha Tharian, clinical lead for Paediatrics through switchboard at Hull Royal Infirmary.

Main duties of the job

Work Pattern

General Paediatrics Tier 2 or Registrar rota is 1 in 10 rota that includes short days, long days, weekends, twilight shifts and night shifts. We start at 9 am, long days finish at 10 pm, twilight shifts are from 1 to 10pm and night shifts start at 9pm and finish at 10am the next day. General Paediatric rota is separate to the neonatal rota.  Your work pattern will be issued with your offer letter, confirming your shifts and any pay enhancements.

The Role

• Assessment and management of children attending Paediatric assessment unit (including resus), observation area, and those admitted to the Childrens ward
• Liaison with other hospitals regarding transfer of patients to specialist units
• Working with ward and community nurses to support ambulatory services
• Child protection cases that present to PAU. There are opportunities to attend child protection meetings and gain further child protection experience
• Working alongside the consultants in general paediatric clinics . Clinic commitments can be tailored to your interest and experience
• Supervision of SHOs, including GPVTS, paediatric  trainees
• To communicate effectively with other health professionals and service providers

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.