Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

I currently work as a paediatric registrar within the general medical team at the Children's Hospital. I rotate around different paediatric services within the South Yorkshire region. I am responsible for reviewing and treating sick children, working as part of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. I see patients on the wards and in clinics, and I am responsible for the supervision of my junior colleagues, although remain under supervision from the consultant team.

9.00: Morning handover from the night team.
9.30: Start seeing patients on the ward round.
11.30: Huddle to discuss patients with the nursing team and consultant of the week.
12.00: Lunch
12.30: Either go to teaching, clinic or start ward jobs and patient reviews.
16.30: Handover to the evening team.
17.30: Either go home or start oncall duties until night handover at 21.30.

I get to work with some wonderful patients. Paediatrics is a fascinating specialty and working in a tertiary centre means you get to see some very rare and interesting conditions.

It can be an exceptionally busy specialty with very quick turn overs of patients. Paediatrics in general can get very busy over winter. Currently there are issues with rota shortages around the country.

I enjoy working with children and like the variety of paediatrics. It is also a very friendly and well supported specialty.

A mixture of practical skills learnt at university and during training.
I sometimes need to use resuscitation skills learnt on advanced life support courses.

You also need to be well organised and have a good variety of communication and administration skills.

Weekly paediatric specialist teaching as well as nearly daily departmental teaching.

F1 - Northern General Hospital - vascular surgery, Diabetes medicine, Psychiatry.
F2 - Chesterfield Royal Hospital - Gastroenterology, A&E, Paediatrics.
Paediatric training.
ST1 Mansfield - General paediatrics.
ST1 Nottingham City - Neonates.
ST2 Queens Medical Centre - Paediatric oncology, Paediatric intensive care.
ST3 Queens Medical Centre - Community paediatrics.
ST3 Barnsley - General paediatrics.
ST4 Rotherham - General Paediatrics.
Out of program experience - simulation fellow.
ST4 Jessops - Neonates.
ST5 Sheffield Children's Hospital- General paediatrics.

Extra qualifications
MRCPCH membership
PG cert in medical education (Dundee)
Completing MSc in Child Health (Leeds)

Paediatric consultant in general paediatrics, with specialist interest in high dependency and medical education.

Show enthusiasm and commitment to paediatrics. You can do taster days in paediatrics, basic life support courses (such as PLS) and try to relate any previous jobs to paediatrics.