Paediatric ST1 LAS


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£45,994 - £54,499
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	OXFORD, OX3 9DU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	22 Aug 2026
Closing date:	4 Sept 2026

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Summary

The postholder will provide junior level clinical assessment and management of infants, children and young people presenting with acute medical conditions to Oxford Childrens Hospital with direct supervision and support from the senior medical team. Clinical duties include the assessment and management of patients referred by primary care, children presenting to the Childrens Emergency Department who require paediatric review, patients managed within the Childrens Clinical Decision Unit, and children admitted to the paediatric wards. There will also be opportunities to work within a paediatric specialty during the daytime.The postholder will work at junior grade level within the acute and specialty paediatric rota, contributing alongside paediatric registrars/middle grade doctors within a consultant-led service. Consultant paediatric support is available at all times.The Childrens Emergency Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital is a dedicated self-contained paediatric facility operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Children and young people from birth to 15 years of age are seen within the department. Children presenting with injuries are primarily managed by Emergency Department clinicians, whilst children requiring paediatric medical assessment are reviewed by the paediatric team.The post holder will be working alongside consultants, specialty doctors, paediatric specialty registrars, resident doctors, advanced clinical practitioners and specialist nursing staff. The role includes participation in paediatric resuscitations, management of safeguarding concerns and liaison with specialty teams across the Childrens Hospital. Out of Hours duties: Out-of-hours duties form part of the acute paediatric resident doctor rota and include the assessment and management of children admitted under acute general paediatrics and specialty paediatrics teams in Oxford Childrens Hospital. The postholder will provide junior resident cover for both general paediatric and specialist paediatric inpatients and will work closely with consultant colleagues and specialty teams as required.Long day and night duties are resident shifts undertaken within the paediatric FY/ST1-2 rota. Further out-of-hours duties include twilight shifts within the Childrens Clinical Decision Unit.

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