Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated paediatric clinicians with a passion for Global Health to join our team in the Children’s Emergency Department at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The successful candidate will work on the middle grade rota for 6 months before undertaking a 6 month position as a paediatrician in the field with MSF.

The advertised role is made up of paired 6 month placements- first in Bristol and then followed by a period with MSF in the field. Candidates will receive clinical support and supervision remotely from the MSF France paediatric advisors who also work within the department. It is expected that candidates will either have or be willing to develop a B1 capability in French language (options to support this can be discussed).

Main duties of the job

UHBW role : Senior Clinical Fellows will be responsible for the initial assessment and management of acutely unwell and injured children who self-present to the Children’s Emergency Department or who are referred by their GP.  They will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the Children’s Emergency Department to provide excellent care to children from our local area and around the South-West. They will have the opportunity to take part in selected global health projects which will ideally related to the MSF project they will subsequently work in.

MSF role: In the second 6 months, successful candidates will be placed in the field providing inpatient and/or outpatient paediatric and/or neonatal care according to MSF standards. As the paediatrician in most projects, they will be responsible for supporting a team of national doctors with their specialist paediatric and neonatal knowledge. They will lead clinical scenarios/ward rounds, consult on complex cases and deliver quality improvement projects.  They will have regular support from the paediatric advisors and will be indemnified and insured under routine MSF HR practices. The MSF component is in effect a separate employment which is linked to the CED placement to provide continuity. Further information regarding being a paediatrician for MSF can be found here :

https://msf.org.uk/paediatrician.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.