Clinical Development Fellow- Paediatric Surgery

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 70,000

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Applications are invited for the above posts at the Royal Hospital for Children at the South Glasgow Hospitals campus commencing 6th August 2025. The posts are for a period of one year in the first instance, but may be extended depending on aspiration and service need.

These posts are primarily aimed at individuals interested in pursuing a surgical career and wishing to gain exposure to, and experience in, high quality surgical placements in a tertiary paediatric centre. However, they may also be of interest to candidates interested in paediatrics. These posts will give successful applicants the opportunity to experience Surgical Paediatrics before committing to a programme of training through a Core or Specialty application. These posts will offer successful applicants the opportunity to develop their clinical and professional competence in a purposeful and supervised manner as an assist to overall CV development. These posts would be most suitable for doctors who are considering a career in paediatric surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology or plastic surgery, and have not yet secured a place in a core or specialty surgical training programme, but other levels of experience will also be considered. The experience gained in this rotation should enhance the chances of future successful application to a range of surgical specialties. Due to the breadth of exposure in these posts, they may also be suitable for those wishing to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics or general practice providing experience in the management of surgical patients across all surgical paediatric specialties.

Whilst these posts are not currently accredited training posts, the content is organised to mirror Core Surgical Training up to early years specialty training dependent upon the experience level of the successful applicant. The post holders will be supervised to the same level as individuals undertaking Surgical Training, and will have their competence & progression reviewed regularly and at the end of their year in post. The clinical development component combined with supervised and directed activity will allow for up to 8 hours development per week, 3 of which it is anticipated will be participation in local Paediatric Surgery Training and the remaining hours linked to an area of mutual professional interest including, but not limited to, clinical teaching, quality improvement and safety, simulation, management and leadership development, innovation or medical informatics. All posts are for a period of 12 months in the first instance.

Post holders will be encouraged to support, teach and supervise junior medical staff and to teach medical students. Post holders will be expected to participate fully in the educational activities of the department or associated specialties and will have access to the departmental surgical teaching programme and the Pan-Scotland Paediatric Surgery Teaching Programme. However, as the posts are not formal training posts, there will be no funding for courses or meetings and leave for this purpose will be by mutual negotiation.

Post holders will be expected to register and work with an online portfolio, to include assessment and appraisal tools, and gather appropriate evidence for revalidation to undergo an in-house Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) at the end of their year in post.

Clinical Development Fellows will be allocated an educational supervisor in line with their area of interest and clinical supervisors who will help set learning objectives, and conduct regular appraisal. Global learning objectives for all posts will be agreed by the Core Fellow Training Committee. Individual fellows are required to sign a training programme agreement and a learning agreement with their assigned educational supervisor shortly after taking up post.

These posts are based at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, within the departments of Paediatric and Orthopaedic Surgery. There will be a number of posts available, this will be confirmed at interview. Depending on the number of posts available, some will spend six months in paediatric orthopaedics and six months in paediatric surgery, some will spend a year in paediatric surgery and some will spend a year in paediatric orthopaedics. This will be confirmed with successful candidates.

It is important that applicants understand that these are not accredited training posts, but there will be an ongoing commitment to ensure that post holders will be offered appropriate education and training for their level of experience. The clinical experience, clinical and educational supervision and competency progression will be equivalent to the accredited training programme including formal teaching programmes and opportunities to develop surgical skills.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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