Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Gastroenterology

Job summary
Paediatric Clinical fellowship - September 2026- March 2027

We are really excited to announce Senior Clinical Fellow Posts in Paediatrics at The Royal London Hospital

The successful candidate will have the following Paediatric Subspecialty choices

Senior Clinical fellow (ST4+)

• Paediatric Gastroenterology
• General Paediatrics

The posts will be for a period of 6 months with further extension depending upon the clinical performance.

The Paediatric Gastroenterology post has come up due to HEE vacancy. The General paediatric posts are brand new posts in line with the vision of expanding General paediatric team at Royal London Hospital.

Who is the Senior Clinical Fellow Post suitable for?

• Paediatric Trainees who want to further their Paediatric Gastroenterology and General paediatric experience
• Trainees who are out of programme and keen to further their paediatric sub-speciality experience before applying for the sub-speciality GRID
• Trainees who have completed their CCT and keen to further gain General Paediatric experience

Full GMC registration absolutely essential
Paediatric Experience in the UK Desirable along with MRCPCH
Candidates who have not had any paediatric experience at the Middle grade or registrar level will not be considered

Main duties of the job
Why should you apply here:

• RLH is one of the busiest paediatric unit in the UK. We already have GRID trainees for Paediatric A&E/ Paediatric gastroenterology/ Paediatric Respiratory medicine/ Paediatric Allergy medicine/ Paediatric endocrinology with SPIN trainees in paediatric Neurology.
• Vast amount of paediatric research and academic activity is done here with the teams actively participating in lots of clinical trial. Fellows will be encouraged to participate in the ongoing trials as a part of the post
• We have a robust teaching programme (please see the detailed programme at the end of the advert) and will encourage all paediatric fellows to actively participate in the teaching sessions and to deliver teaching.
• All undergraduates from QMUL (Queen Mary's university London) are attached to RLH and there will be ample opportunities to mentor and teach them
• All fellows will be assigned a QI project/Audit to participate in along with participation in Clinical Governance and management meetings

Work pattern would involve working with the paediatric subspeciality during the daytime. Oncalls would involves covering general and speciality paediatrics. Oncalls would include doing a combination of long days and night shifts. All shifts are EWTD and New deal contract compliant.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCPCH Part 2 written

Desirable

• MRCPCH

Training and Expertise
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Teaching skills
• BLS/APLS Certificate
• Overseas candidates should have completed the equivalent of MRCPCH and have had a robust experience in paediatrics as a Registrar

Desirable

• Training in Paediatric Speciality
• Further courses in clinical education or research techniques
• Experience in critical incident reporting

Management
Essential

• Basic management skills

Desirable

• Formal management training

Personal Skills
Essential

• Good organisational skills
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Good communication skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships
• Commitment to continuing personal development
• Computer/database skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in multi-ethnic & multicultural communities
• Experience in liaising across organisational boundaries

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.