Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics

The posts offer excellent experience and training in Paediatrics. East Lancashire Hospitals is the largest Acute Trust in the North West Region. The Paediatric Service is extremely busy with a wealth of clinical cases to learn from in the Acute and Outpatient settings. The case mix seen is very diverse due to the characteristics of the local population. We care for many children with a variety of complex and rare conditions as well as those with more common problems.

The clinical experience we offer is ideal to help prepare for postgraduate examinations or for wider professional development.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2003 from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and the Burnley Hospitals NHS Trust. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a caring service to a population of approximately 510,000.

Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. The Royal Blackburn Hospital and Phase V at Burnley General Hospital are significant PFI developments. The ED at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and since 2012 has become a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with the trauma centre at the Royal Preston Hospital.

The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit nley is the site for the East Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre with an in-patient obstetric unit. There is a midwife led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn. The Trust has close links with a number of Tertiary Centres in Lancashire, Manchester and Liverpool.

This post is a fixed term post to work on our junior rota It covers the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.

Duties include:

• Participate in the full shift system covering 2 sites for paediatrics (neonatology excluded).
• Participate in general paediatric ward rounds with the ward-based Consultant of the
• Work within the team to provide ongoing high quality care for inpatients and seeing referrals in the Children's Observation and Assessment Unit (RBH), Children's Minor Illness Unit (BGH) or in the Emergency Department (RBH).
• Attendance in paediatric
• Educational clinics: community, tertiary visiting
• Participation in teaching program and
• Achieving portfolio requirements including foundation competencies where needed.

This post is a fixed term post to work on our junior rota It covers the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.

Duties include:

• Participate in the full shift system covering 2 sites for paediatrics (neonatology excluded).
• Participate in general paediatric ward rounds with the ward-based Consultant of the
• Work within the team to provide ongoing high quality care for inpatients and seeing referrals in the Childrens Observation and Assessment Unit (RBH), Childrens Minor Illness Unit (BGH) or in the Emergency Department (RBH).
• Attendance in paediatric
• Educational clinics: community, tertiary visiting
• Participation in teaching program and
• Achieving portfolio requirements including foundation competencies where needed.

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• PLAB if relevant
• PILS APLS or EPLS certificate
• NLS certificate
• MRCPCH or other postgraduate paediatric exams
• NHS experience
• UK right to work

• Previous relevant experience in Paediatrics
• Satisfactory completion of Foundation Programme training or equivalent abroad

• Practical experience clerking patients in an acute setting
• Understanding of audit
• Familiarity with evidence based practice
• Previous experience in other acute specialty
• Some experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors
• Completed audits

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues and staff in all disciplines
• Ability to supervise more junior staff
• Aware of own limitations, seeking help when needed
• Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.