Clinical Fellow ST1-3 Neonatal Medicine

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine. This full-time position offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a tertiary medical neonatal unit, providing care for approximately 5,500 newborns annually. The role emphasizes teaching and research within a supportive environment, allowing you to develop essential skills in a dynamic setting. If you are passionate about neonatal care and eager to contribute to a leading organization committed to exceptional healthcare, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the GMC is essential.
• Experience with UK hospital systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Work a full shift system at Southmead Hospital.
• Provide neonatal medical care and support.

Skills

Full Registration with the GMC

History taking and examination skills

Teaching ability

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

MB BS (or equivalent)

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow

Main area Neonatal Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 339-MPBKS753-A

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £49,909 - £61,825 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 17:00

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Job overview

Applications are invited for a Fixed Term Clinical Fellow post (full time) in Neonatal Medicine (ST 1-3 level) to gain tertiary medical neonatal experience based at Southmead Hospital to start as soon as possible after 15th January 2025 for a fixed term of 12 months (maternity leave cover).

Southmead (16 Intensive/high dependency cots) is a tertiary medical Neonatal Unit and joint lead centre for the South West Neonatal Network (SWNN). Approximately 5,500 babies are born here each year. The Neonatal Unit provides a full range of Medical Intensive Care accepting tertiary medical referrals from SWNN as well as providing a tertiary service in Neonatal Neurology for the South West of England. There is a strong emphasis on teaching, research and evidence-based medicine.

This post is not recognised for training and does not have postgraduate deanery approval; however, the job is educationally sound.

If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance.

Please note North Bristol NHS Trust will not pay interview expenses in connection with this post.

Late applications will not be accepted. Committed to equal opportunities, job share applications welcome.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work a full shift system whilst at this hospital. Full Registration with the GMC is essential. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.

For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description and person specification attached.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust is a progressive and ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services. With a turnover of £550m and 8,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

Our trust Board is committed to creating a strong, vibrant organisation that is at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the West of England. Our acute services moved into the brand new, £430 million state of the art Brunel Building in May 2014 enabling us to work together to create the environment for exceptional healthcare. This 800 bed hospital at the Southmead site offers some patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and helping to control the spread of infections but most importantly of all, enabling each patient to be treated as a person. At the heart of what we do is a caring and compassionate workforce. We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex patient population. Our vision is to be the provider of choice for patients needing our specialist care. We want to deliver innovative services with excellent clinical outcomes in the most appropriate setting for our patients. We are committed to maintaining a culture of openness, transparency and candour in all we do and especially in the way we communicate with our patients and their families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications And Registration

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice.

Training And Experience

• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Completed pre-registration year (or equivalent outside the UK).
• Competent in history taking and examination skills.

Further Training, Management, Audit

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
• Experience in audit project and written up.
• Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of specialty.

Research, Teaching, Publications

• Proven teaching ability.
• Interest in research.

Personal Requirements (eg. Communication Leadership Skills, Flexibility)

• Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
• To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel [phone].

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post. Please refer to the ‘Information for Prospective Employees’ attachment for information relating to DBS charges.

In accordance with the Trust's Organisation Change policy, staff in a redeployment situation will be given prior consideration for any suitable vacancies advertised for this Trust.

"Exceptional Healthcare, Personally Delivered"

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Richard Wach Job title Consultant Neonatologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01179505325 Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact:

The current junior doctors in post via the hospital switchboard or Dr R Wach’s secretary at Southmead Hospital on 0117 9505050 ext 5325