Job Description

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary is looking for a 6 month fixed term Senior Clinical Fellows in Paediatrics available to join our team at the Middle-Grade Level from August 2025.



The posts are based in the Paediatric Department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and you will be part of a team delivering day to day care of patients on the Children's Ward and Neonatal Unit.



You will be required to participate in the 1:8 resident on-call rota which includes night duties, day shifts and weekends.



You will work as a member of a team of middle grade doctors working a full shift system.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

Day to day care of patients on the Children's Unit and Neonatal Unit as well as covering the Central Delivery Suite and post-natal Ward.



Maintenance of patient's records and generation of timely Discharge Summaries



Participation in Consultant-led ward rounds undertaken by the Paediatric Team



Emergency care of patients in the paediatric assessment unit and the emergency department



We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.



FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.



WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.



All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.



To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/