Junior Clinical Fellow Paediatric Oncology (ST1-2)
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustTooting, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based in Tooting. The advertised salary is £55,355. Applications close on 28 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are looking for a junior clinical fellow to be based within the PTC team at St George's Hospital on a 10 month fixed term contract. There is one po...
The fellow will work autonomously with individuals, families, and carers, managing a caseload using advanced assessment methods (e.g. history taking, physical exams, risk identification, and mental health assessments).
They will apply clinical expertise and judgement to assess defined and complex cases, synthesising information to make evidence-based decisions and/or diagnoses. The role involves coordinating admission, assessment, and discharge processes for paediatric oncology patients, including both PTC and POSCU shared care cases.
The fellow will liaise with the Royal Marsden Service for patients at St George's, managing admissions/discharges to and from the Marsden and associated hospitals. They will ensure accurate documentation and information sharing with Marsden, POSCU sites, and community teams. They will assist in assessing patient acuity and ensure appropriate responses to Paediatric Clinical Assessment Tool (PCAT) triggers.
Strong communication skills are essential to support decision-making, care planning, and promoting person-centred care using the HEE framework. The role requires sound professional judgement to manage risk in complex and unpredictable situations, while supporting others to do the same.
The fellow will collaborate with multi-agency and inter-professional teams, maintaining links to manage cross-setting risks. As a clinical role model, they will support care responsive to changing needs, informed by local health data and networks.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment.
The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.
The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take
Essential: - Full registration with GMC with licence to practice; - Current APLS/EPALS/NLS
Desirable: - US guided vascular access; - MRCPCH qualification or working towards
Essential: - A minimum of 1 years Paediatric ST1-2 experience including at least 12 months in the UK; - Ability to assess patients with a comprehensive history and physical examination
Desirable: - Prior experience in a UK tertiary hospital; - Experience of assessment of infants and children in A+E; - Experience in a UK paediatric oncology shared care unit (POSCU) services; - Experience of working with Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Essential: - Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate; - Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach; - Basic venepuncture and cannulation skills.; - Good IT skills and experience with electronic medical records.; - Competence in performing clinical audit, service improvement and guideline development
Desirable: - Enthusiasm to teach others
Essential: - Foundation knowledge of paediatric oncology and the assessment of children undergoing cancer treatment; - Recognition of the seriously ill child; - Principles of management of children; - Level 3 child safeguarding training; - Shows awareness of own limitations
Desirable: - Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
Essential: - Ability to work in a Multi-disciplinary team; - Good interpersonal skills; - Commitment to continuing medical education; - Flexible approach
Desirable: - Ability to cope with stress; - Leadership qualities; - Ability to self-motivate and motivate others; - Ability to work in a small team performing self-rostering to support the clinical service
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