Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Palliative Medicine

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full time Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Palliative Medicine at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. This would a 6 month contract (with the possibility to extend to 12 months), and the Evelina Paediatric Palliative Care team has been approved to offer both paediatric palliative medicine GRID and SPIN training. The clinical fellow will join the existing multi-disciplinary team (Team members include Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, a pharmacist and administrators) and will provide medical care to children and young people within the Evelina London as well as across the South East of England.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical care for patients with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness, they will support in the management of complex symptoms and will support care at the end of a patient’s life. The post holder will gain Complex Paediatric Palliative Care experience in the context of a “Non-malignant” caseload which includes exposure to sub-specialties such as Neurology, Metabolic medicine, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Endocrinology, Cardiology as well as Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. This post will be suitable for OOPT and the training opportunities available are similar to those for ST6-8 with an associated study leave budget and educational supervision. There are many opportunities to be involved with quality improvement and education work and the post-holder will be fully supported by an educational supervisor.

Applicants should be ST4-ST8 or equivalent. The post holder will be part of a EWTD compliant non-resident on call service, providing phone advice and support.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable

  • Formal training in Paediatric Palliative Care (such as Post grad certificate, diploma or higher)

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • At least 3 years of experience at ST1-3-level in paediatric, including 6 months neonatology (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Previous paediatric experience at ST4-8 level in the UK, (or equivalent)
  • Experience in the management of palliative care patients

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Level 3 Child protection training
  • Paediatric life support training (APLS/EPLS or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Experience of phone consultations and assessments

Research

Essential

  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.

Desirable

  • Evidence of original research

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English

Desirable

  • Capable of establishing good interpersonal relationships with patients and staff of all grades and able to work in a team.

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification/ formal training

Management

Essential

  • Evidence of management experience at departmental level (i.e. rota co-ordinator)

Desirable

  • Management training or qualification
  • Evidence of leadership at regional or national level

Other

Essential

  • GMC registration

Desirable

  • Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit, service improvement and clinical risk management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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