Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine

Integrated Care System; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking experienced professionals for senior roles in neonatal medicine. Candidates will provide clinical care in various units, including the newly opening neonatal surgical intensive care unit. The ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience, particularly in teaching and research, making it a perfect opportunity to enhance their career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Access to advanced medical facilities

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC or eligible for registration.
• Completion of basic specialist training in paediatrics.
• 6 months tier 2 experience in covering Level 2 Neonatal Care.
• 6 months tier 2 experience in tertiary neonatology.
• Neonatal surgical experience.
• Understanding of research methodology.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care across the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership.
• Work on the tier 2 medical rota.
• Manage babies with surgical conditions and cardiac malformations.
• Participate in joint antenatal counselling and meetings.
• Contribute to an active research programme.
• Deliver training for medical staff.

Skills

Clinical governance

Research methodology

Teaching and education

Communication skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPCH or equivalent

Job description

These are 2 x 12-month posts to start as soon as a successful candidate is available, likely between December 2025 and March 2026. We can accommodate a March 2026 start date if the successful candidate needs to apply for OOP approval from a paediatric training programme. These are senior roles, ideally suited for anyone looking to gain experience additional clinical experience in tertiary neonatal medicine or as part of a SPIN in neonatal medicine for candidates unable to achieve this within the current paediatric training programmes. These are not recognised training posts but may be taken up as an OOPE and would also be suitable for paediatric CCT holder to gain additional experience in neonatology prior to taking up a Consultant post.

The post will involve working on the tier 2 medical rota providing clinical care across the entire Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. This is likely to include the neonatal unit on the Liverpool Women's site, the low dependency unit and postnatal wards at Liverpool Women's Hospital and the neonatal unit at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Depending on the needs of the successful candidate there may be scope for the candidate to primarily work in the neonatal surgical intensive care unit on the Alder Hey site when it opens in early 2026 and develop specific neonatal surgical intensive care experience.

Main duties of the job

These are senior roles, ideally suited for anyone looking to gain experience additional clinical experience in tertiary neonatal medicine or as part of a SPIN in neonatal medicine for candidates unable to achieve this within the current paediatric training programmes. These are not recognised training posts but may be taken up as an OOPE and would also be suitable for paediatric CCT holder to gain additional experience in neonatology prior to taking up a Consultant post.

The post will involve working on the tier 2 medical rota providing clinical care across the entire Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. This is likely to include the neonatal unit on the Liverpool Women's site, the low dependency unit and postnatal wards at Liverpool Women's Hospital and the neonatal unit at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Depending on the needs of the successful candidate there may be scope for the candidate to primarily work in the neonatal surgical intensive care unit on the Alder Hey site when it opens in early 2026 and develop specific neonatal surgical intensive care experience

About us

This is an exciting time to join the team. Our new 44 cot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opened on the Liverpool Women's Hospital site in Spring 2020 and a new 22 cot Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will open on the Alder Hey Children's Hospital Site in March 2026. This new unit will consist of single-family rooms only and be the only unit of its type in the UK.

The regional neonatal unit at Liverpool Women's Hospital has 44 cots: 12 intensive care cots, 12 high dependency cots and a 20-cot low dependency area. The unit provides a state-of-the-art facility to provide world class neonatal care and is a tertiary referral centre for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network. The unit regularly accepts referrals from beyond the network with an average admission rate of more than 1200 babies per year.

As the lead NICU for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network, areas of special responsibility include the management of babies with surgical conditions, initial care of all babies with cardiac malformations requiring neonatal intervention, and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. The unit is one of only 2 units within the network providing intensive care for extreme preterm babies (<26 weeks gestation) and providing therapeutic hypothermia.

Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

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Job responsibilities

The regional neonatal unit at Liverpool Womens Hospital has 44 cots: 12 intensive care cots, 12 high dependency cots and a 20-cot low dependency area. The unit provides a state-of-the-art facility to provide world class neonatal care and is a tertiary referral centre for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network. The unit regularly accepts referrals from beyond the network with an average admission rate of more than 1200 babies per year.

As the lead NICU for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network, areas of special responsibility include the management of babies with surgical conditions, initial care of all babies with cardiac malformations requiring neonatal intervention, and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. The unit is one of only 2 units within the network providing intensive care for extreme preterm babies (<26 weeks gestation) and providing therapeutic hypothermia.

The NICU team works closely with colleagues in fetal medicine and obstetrics, surgery and cardiology in providing joint antenatal counselling. The unit is close to the fetal medicine unit and adjacent to the delivery suite. Weekly joint fetal medicine and joint peri-natal MDT meetings take place. The unit has strong links to local childrens palliative care and hospice services who provide great support when undertaking parallel planning with families of babies with life limiting conditions.

There is an active research programme in conjunction with The University of Liverpools Division of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine. A regular teaching programme for junior staff, undergraduates and visiting postgraduates is in place. The unit is recognised by the RCPCH CSAC as a neonatology sub-specialty training centre. The largest team of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs) in the UK is a key part of the NICU workforce at LWH in both delivering medical care and in the practical training of junior nursing and medical staff. There is a local training programme for ANNPs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Completion of basic specialist training in paediatrics
• 6 months tier 2 experience in covering Level 2 Neonatal Care
• 6 months tier 2 experience in tertiary neonatology
• Neonatal surgical experience

Research

• Understanding of research methodology
• Previous experience in running research projects or contributing to existing research trials within an department

Teaching and Training

• Enthusiasm for and interest in training and education
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
• NLS/ ARNI instructor
• Formal training in teaching/assessing

Clinical Governance and Audit

• Understands the principles of clinical governance
• Experience in performing clinical audit
• Experience of clinical risk management
• Experience of quality improvement implementation

Communication Skills

• Good oral communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.