Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)/(FY3) MTI
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On call cover)
- Job ref
- 151-MTIFPH-03
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £52,656 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Core Clinical Fellow (MTI) - Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)/(FY3) MTI
Job overview
An opportunity to be part of the paediatric team at Frimley Park Hospital as a trust doctor ST2/3 equivalent. The successful candidate will work across the paediatric and neonatal teams.
This post is for 12 months, commencing October 2026. 2 posts are available. This is for MTI Drs in particular.
We are seeking an enthusiastic junior doctor who has an interest in Paediatrics and wants experience before committing to a full training programme. The successful candidate will join the existing team in a modern hospital with a well-equipped children’s department and Local Neonatal Unit (level 2).
While this post does not carry formal training recognition, it does provide an opportunity to care for a tremendously varied group of patients in a large paediatric department in a busy District General Hospital. The post-holder will take part in a full shift rolling Rota, Band 1a.
You will be assigned a clinical supervisor who will oversee your continued professional development. Applications from doctors who would like to work part time will be considered.
Main duties of the job
- Provide care of acute patients under the guidance of the senior staff
- Be encouraged to participate in audits
- Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with their colleagues both senior and junior.
- Comply with Infection prevention and control procedures which is the responsibility of everyone. Employees are required to strictly adhere to the infection control policy.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Paediatric Department has 29 acute medical and surgical in-patient beds including 6 teenage beds and a 5-bed paediatric high dependency unit.
There is a separate assessment area. (PAU)
There are several specialised out-patient clinics attended by tertiary-specialists. There is an 18 cot, purpose built neonatal unit with 5 intensive care/high dependency cots. Full intensive care is offered to inborn babies greater than 27/40 weeks gestation; neonatal surgery being transferred to the regional unit in Oxford
FY2/ST1-3 Trainees are on a full shift (Band 1A) and are organised in separate teams for General Paediatrics and for Neonates. The general ward & neonatal unit are separated by a single door allowing good registrar support across both sides of the department.
Within our department we have a mixture of FY2, ST1-3 in paediatrics and ST1-ST2 GP trainees all participating to a rolling junior doctor rota. Please review the attached job description for further information.
Person specification
Competencies
Essential criteria
- Able to manage time and prioritise workload
- Recognises stressful situations and responds appropriately
- Demonstrates initiative, enthusiasm and common sense
- Respects and promotes individual’s rights, interests, preferences, beliefs and cultures
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Understands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
- Understanding of the basic principles of research
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership qualities (not necessarily in medicine)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate clearly in written and spoken English e.g. able to write legible records
- Able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Desirable criteria
- Understands the importance and impact of information systems in health care.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes
- Other degrees e.g. BSc, Masters, PhD (or equivalent)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sanjay Jaiswal
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 4649
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