Senior Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics [ST4+equivalent]

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This appointment offers the opportunity to work in a lively, supportive, innovative department, with excellent training and opportunities to explore your interests.

UCLH is looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow in General Paediatrics (ST4+ equivalent) to commence from September 7th 2026 for 6 months [contract ends 27th February 2027]. You will be on the out of hours rota with other middle grade trainees. There is opportunity for additional specialty work depending on your interest and you will be supported to reach your potential. Terms and conditions are the same as the formal trainees within the department.

Options for Special Interests as per candidate’s preference include

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Haematology (red cell, non-malignant)
• Allergy
• Infectious Diseases and Inclusion Health
• Safeguarding
• Epilepsy
• Integrated Care
• Diabetes and endocrinology
• Leadership and Management
• Quality Improvement/Research

This post provides a unique opportunity to develop your paediatric skills within a friendly high preforming unit.

We are passionate about providing excellent clinical care alongside the best training opportunities. You would join a highly motivated team at the forefront of both service development and academic research. The department has received excellent feedback for the many training opportunities offered both in clinical and non-clinical areas including education, leadership, and management skills.

The post is based in general paediatrics encompassing PED, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics. Baseline working is 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and the on call out of hours commitment is a contribution to a 13-person junior grade rota made up of normal days, long days, lates, twilights and nights (see below). Successful candidates are encouraged to sign up to the hospital bank if desired to help fill occasional out of hours locum work (long days and/or weekends). Outpatient experience is included in this post and includes running and managing your own rapid referral clinics or specialty clinics depending on the candidate’s interests.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss this further and work out how this post could be right for you.

For further information on this post, please contact Dr Yasmin Baki or Dr Juliet Dick

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The TYA Service at UCLH is the largest in the world, attracting an international

reputation, with regular visits from experts from around the globe. We provide

comprehensive tertiary care for patients from diagnosis, through to survivorship or

palliative care. We provide all aspects of state-of-the-art cancer care and are a

quaternary centre for specific treatments, including radio-isotope therapy and proton

beam therapy. The clinical service is enhanced by exceptional clinical and translational

research based within University College London and the Institute of Child Health.

All patients aged 0-18 years with a diagnosis of cancer, within the North Thames TYA

Cancer Network are referred into the UCLH/GOSH Principal Treatment Centre. Patients

aged 19-24 years are offered the choice to be referred to UCLH or to be treated at local

Designated Hospitals within the Operational Delivery Network (ODN).

The newly opened Grafton Way Hospital houses the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)

Centre, one of only two sites in the UK. PBT offers innovative radiotherapy for certain

cancer patients, with children making a significant proportion providing new models of

care, synergistic clinical provision and research opportunities. These children require

extensive supportive and POSCU-like care, offering opportunities for the development of

new services linking acute paediatrics, CYPCS and radiotherapy.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026