Junior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

We are looking for one FY3/ST1 level doctor to commence on the 5th August 2026 for 12-months until 3rd August 2027. The applicant must be able to commence employment with the Trust on the start date.

This post can be a job share if there are two suitable candidates interested in the post. The post would be ideal for candidates wanting to apply for a National Training Number in Paediatrics, as it will provide broad experience in a wide range of acute paediatric presentations to the emergency department, with the scope of spending time on the Day Assessment Unit (DAU) in the Paediatric Unit and attending some Paediatric clinics during admin/ SPA days.

Successful candidates will spend 12 months working within the temporary Children's area in the Emergency Department.

Shift patterns incorporate working weekday and weekend early shifts (08:00 - 18:00hrs), weekday and weekend late shifts (12:00 - 22:30hrs) and weekday and weekend night shifts (22:00-08:30). There is a 1 in 3 weekend commitment. Rota times and shifts will be annualised and will be compatible with the terms and conditions of the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract., The ED Children's doctor will see children presenting acutely to the ED (Resus, Majors and minors) in the dedicated Children's area and in the Resus Room. They will always be supported by the PEM Consultant / ED Consultant/ EM Registrar. The daytime doctor will be expected to review all overnight Paediatric discharges to ensure all safeguarding paperwork are completed and this will be supported by the PEM Consultant.

The doctor will be expected to attend monthly joint Paediatric and ED simulations held in the Resus room or in the simulation suite. They will be expected to participate or assist in the running of the simulations as part of their SPA time. They will be expected to attend all Paediatric related teaching sessions that are held on the Paediatric ward or in ED. They might also be tasked with seeing young adult patients in the ED and seeing minor injury patients.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in general ED inductions relating to Paediatrics, local Paediatric training days, regional meetings, get involved in regional development of Paediatric guidelines and be involved and lead on QIPs relating to Paediatric service development and present at the Clinical Governance sessions in the ED and on the Paediatric unit. All Paediatric competencies covered in ED will be based on the RCEM 2021 Curriculum.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.