Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics


Company:	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£76,582 per annum. Plus enhancements for out of hours working.
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Burton on Trent, DE13 0TL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Aug 2026
Closing date:	2 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an amazing opportunity to take advantage of an exciting post as senior clinical fellow at Queens Hospital in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. All posts come with the opportunity and supervision to develop an interest within the paediatric department and are ideally suited to a candidate who is ready to take on middle grade decision making or a post CCT candidate to develop and complete a project that will help make them more competitive in the Consultant Job Market.

The appointee will work a full shift rota as set out in the sample timetable in the Job Description. This will form part of the rota with other middle grade trainees. It will include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, & details of the support required by the doctor to fulfil the job plan & the objectives. It will be subject to review at appraisal.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development

• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.

• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.

• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.

• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.

• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.

• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

This is a 9 month fixed term post covering maternity leave with a possibility of extensionfor University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust based at Queen’s Hospital, Burton. It includes a requirement to work across other UHDB sites should the need arise

Queens Hospital Burton is part of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust which merged with Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton in July 2018. Burton was authorised as a Foundation Trust on 1st November 2008. NHS foundation trusts are a fundamental part of the current NHS reform programme. They reflect the move from a centrally managed service towards one that is managed locally and so more responsive to patients. We provide hospital-based services from four main sites.

This advert closes on Monday 17 Aug 2026

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