Job overview

This is a  0.8 ST4-ST8 Post in Paediatrics and Neonates at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. There is a full shift pattern.   Annual leave is at the rate of 6 weeks per year.  

These posts will run as a 1:10 full shift rota with prospective cover and offers banding for the LAS ST4 post.  The successful applicant will be on the middle grade rota.

There are 10 registrar posts providing core training within the Department of Paediatrics and Neonates . The normal shifts are day shift 08:30 to 17:00, long day 08:30 to 21:30, A&E eve 13:30 to 22:00, Nights 20:45 to 09:30 and weekend long day 08:30 to 21:30 hours. 

This post is a LAS post of ST4+ in General/neonatal Paediatrics which is part time 80%, available for 12 months to start from September 2025. There is potential to extend post length/increase hours according to staffing gaps.

This is to cover vacant middle grade post from September 2025. The successful applicant will be on the middle grade rota.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for children on the acute children’s wards, paediatric SDEC and neonatal unit.
• Cover for Paediatric Accident & Emergency

General Responsibilities

• Day to day clinical management of children on the two acute children’s wards, Dolphin and Lion, including medical aspects of surgical patients and close liaison with doctors involved from other specialties
• Cover for paediatric problems on the Paediatric Accident & Emergency Unit.
• Provide cover for all acute paediatric referrals from any source.
• Supervision and teaching of the ST1-ST3 doctors on the Acute Children’s Wards, the Paediatric Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Neonatal Unit (dependant on where you are rota'd to work).
• Out of hours, nights and weekends cover both neonatal and general paediatrics.
• Be responsible for referrals from numerous sources, GP, Maternity, ED for the Observation Ward
• Triage, assess, and manage CYP admitted to SDEC.
• Responsible for discharge and subsequent care planning of CYP from SDEC to their home, acute ward or other medical professionals.
• Take part in teaching medical students and physician assistant trainees.
• Active participation in supervised clinics.
• Acute on-call rota covering nights and weekends 1in 10 SpR rota

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a rich history for providing healthcare to the people of Reading, West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire stretching back over 180 years.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.