Clinical Fellow - Paediatrics / Neonates MTI Programme

This Programme is for a 24 month Paediatric and level 2 neonatal fellowship offering experience under the Medical Training Initiative scheme (MTI) at registrar (ST4+) level run by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

This post is for a registrar level to provide care for patients for designated Consultant/ team at ward level and receiving support/ training from both senior trainees and Consultant staff.

Our Neonatal unit is Level 2 and we have a separate neonatal middle grade rota.

Working at registrar level, you will cover either in-patient Paediatrics or the Neonatal unit. There will also be shifts covering the Paediatric Emergency Department during the week. You will also be involved in the supervision and teaching of junior staff.

Several specialist clinics are held in Cardiology, Neurology and Epilepsy, Gastroenterology, Cystic Fibrosis, Paediatric Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology,

Allergy and an interest in a sub-specialty is encouraged and supported.

There is plenty of teaching opportunity to learn paediatric/neonatal echocardiography as we have 2 consultants work with two tertiary paediatric cardiologists from Southampton Children’s hospital and Evelina Children’s Hospital. After 1 yr in post, there is an opportunity to work with our referral tertiary neonatal unit at St Peters Hospital for 6 months after local discussion and interview.

The post holder will be expected to participate in a 1:12 full shift rota, providing on-call cover out of hours averaging no more than 48 hours per week. Out of hours cover includes general paediatric and neonatal cover with the post holder staying on-site with a rest room provided.

There is a wide range of study and training opportunities and specific opportunities to develop special interests.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

The post holder will be expected to participate in a 1:12 full shift rota, providing on-call cover out of hours averaging no more than 48 hours per week. Out of hours cover includes general paediatric and neonatal cover with the post holder staying on-site with a rest room provided.

There is a wide range of study and training opportunities and specific opportunities to develop special interests.

For full roles and responsibilities of this position, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.