Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full time working 1 in 10 rota. (1A banding))
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7203857-B
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 plus 50% banding
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics
Senior Clinical Fellow
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
Senior Clinical Fellow/ ST3+ equivalent - Paediatrics
1 in 10 full shift (with 1A banding) Employing Authority – Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic ST3+ equivalent paediatrician to become part of the team in Stockport.. The paediatric department in Stockport is a busy general paediatric department. Based at Stepping Hill Hospital, the post holder will work in acute paediatrics, assessing children in the Emergency department and on the Paediatric Assessment Unit. Duties also include ward rounds of the paediatric ward and care of patients in the Paediatric High Dependency Unit. The post holder will also work on the Level 2 neonatal unit conducting ward rounds, attending high risk deliveries and providing support to the postnatal wards. ST3+ equivalent trainees and Senior LEDs also undertake S47 assessments. There are 2 hot week consultants, one for paediatrics and one for neonates and safeguarding so all trainees and locally employed doctors are very well supported in the range of their duties.
Main duties of the job
This post is based at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport and covers duties in acute paediatrics, assessing children in the Emergency department and on the Paediatric Assessment Unit. Ward Rounds and care of patients in Paediatric HDU plus the in-patient ward. Duties also include cover for the neonatal unit, ward rounds, attending high risk deliveries and providing support to the post natal wards. Senior LEDs also undertake S47 assessments. These are well supported by the hot week consultant on call.
There is opportunity to gain outpatient experience for developing skills which supports paediatricians who want to complete membership exams and progress in career. The postholder gains additional safeguarding experience with seeing cases referred for child protection medicals, preparing medical reports and participating in multiagency monthly peer reviews
We are looking for an enthusiastic Tier 2 paediatrician to become part of our established team in Stockport, supporting the 1 in 10 middle grade/Tier 2 rota including weekends and nights alongside other Senior locally employed doctors and ST3+ Deanery Trainees.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There is opportunity to gain outpatient experience for developing skills which supports paediatricians who want to complete membership exams and progress in their career. Stockport has an integrated child health service so there is opportunity to gain experience in community paediatrics within the out-patient setting as well. The postholder will gain safeguarding experience through seeing cases referred for child protection medicals, preparing medical reports and participating in multiagency monthly peer reviews.
The Senior Clinical Fellow will support the 1 in 10 middle grade/Tier 2 rota including weekends and nights alongside other Senior locally employed doctors and ST3+ Deanery Trainees.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has a proven track record of supporting locally employed doctors through the Portfolio Pathway (CESR) route to achieve Specialist Registration. The Stockport Portfolio Pathway Support programme ensures that candidates are equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to successfully navigate the complex requirements of the pathway while fulfilling their professional commitments. The Programme is a strategic initiative aimed at supporting doctors in achieving the competencies required for successful portfolio completion. It is aligned with the comprehensive framework outlined in the current curriculum produced as specialty specific guidance (SSG) by the GMC, focusing on both clinical excellence and broader professional responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
• If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB. ChB. or equivalent
- NLS
- APLS
Desirable criteria
- MRCP CH
Experience
Essential criteria
- 12 months Paediatric and tertiary neonatal experience at middle grade (registrar) level
Teaching/ Audit
Essential criteria
- Teaching of medical students and other staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit
- An appreciation of the role of research in medicine
Motivation
Essential criteria
- Interest in paediatrics as a career or general practice
- Commitment to learning
Desirable criteria
- Ability to organise own learning and time
- Initiative
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr. Elizabeth Newby
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Director
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 2151
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