Fixed Term Senior Clinical Fellow (LAS) in Paediatrics

OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.

Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first

Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Job overview

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The Paediatric Department at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individuals to join their team to undertake 0.8 WTE post on a Fixed term basis as a Senior Clinical Fellow ( LAS) post to cover LTFT Resident Doctor training vacancies. Post will commence 2nd September 2026 until 31st August 2027. Post is not able to be extended beyond this date currently.

The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in an area of paediatrics similar to that of other trainees in the department. The post will be predominantly ward based but with opportunity to attend clinics. The post will participate on the on call rota.

The successful candidate should have previous experience of working in the NHS and will work together with the wider clinical team of Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Junior Doctors and other Allied Health Professionals to provide high quality, safe and effective clinical care. Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must hold Full GMC registration with a licence to practise or show evidence that it will be issued by start date. We are not able to sponsor candidates for GMC registration.

Main duties of the job

This post is aimed at ST Higher level. The post will start as soon as possible. The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in Paediatrics. In addition to this, there will be specific responsibilities in relation to the Paediatric Assessment Unit, the Out-Patient Department, liaison with the Accident & Emergency Department and other specialties. We encourage uptake of training opportunities and will support relevant courses for the candidate’s education and training needs.

Even though the posts will not be recognised for training the successful candidates will have the opportunity to attend teaching and participate in audit, quality improvement and research projects where possible similar to the Wales Deanery Trainees. The successful candidates will also have dedicated educational supervisor. These posts will participate on the medical on call rota and have similar responsibilities to the training grades. There is a study leave budget available and associated funding will be considered by the Medical Director Office and approved for educational opportunities.

Working for our organisation

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• • Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at the advertise post start date for the vacancy
• • Evidence of achievement of paediatric capabilities commensurate with a trainee who has completed ST2, as defined by the Paediatric RCPCH Progress+ curriculum, by point of application
• • Have at least 12 months’ experience of working in Paediatrics; this must include at least 6 months in Neonatology at the point of application and 6 months in General Paediatrics (not including Foundation modules) by time of application
• Previous Experience of working in the NHS

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• • Success in 2 of the three written MRCPCH papers at time of application and within the last 7 years

Desirable criteria

• • Any postgraduate university qualifications (not including ‘Honorary’ MA).

Clinical Skills - Clinical Knowledge & Expertise

Essential criteria

• • Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge, skills, and judgement to improve patient care
• • Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient in a paediatric and neonatal setting.
• • Demonstrable competence of, and recognition of safeguarding concerns around children and young people with appropriate escalation
• • At least 6 months experience in neonatal medicine at point of application
• • At least 6 months experience of general paediatric services at the time of application

Desirable criteria

• • Demonstrable competence of training in paediatric and neonatal life support.

Academic Skills - Research, Audit and Quality Improvement:

Essential criteria

• • Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
• • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit and clinical quality improvement projects, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, and patient safety

Desirable criteria

• • Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g., degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• • Evidence of active participation in audit and quality improvement projects

Academic Skills - Teaching

Essential criteria

• • Evidence of interest in, and experience of, teaching

Desirable criteria

• • Can describe reflection of teaching feedback.
• • Can describe use of the teaching evaluation in improving quality of teaching

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Problem solving and decision making
• Empathy and sensitivity
• Managing others and team involvement
• Organisation and planning
• Vigilance and situational awareness
• Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty
• Values

Desirable criteria

• Management and leadership skills
• Other

Commitment to Specialty – Learning & Personal Development

Essential criteria

• • Demonstrates passion for working with children and their families.
• • Shows understanding of challenges of working within Paediatrics.
• • Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty.
• • Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
• • Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s
• • Evidence of self-reflective practice

Desirable criteria

• • Extracurricular activities/achievements that demonstrate relevant learning and personal development

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

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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.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Application numbers

Once this vacancy has received a sufficient amount of applications, then the post may be closed early.