Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician

NHS; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician to join a 7‑strong team at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The post focuses on co-ordination of neonatal care with access to 7 ITU/HDU cots and 9 SC cots, supporting 4000 births per year across two sites.

You will contribute to teaching, quality improvement and research while delivering compassionate, patient-centered care within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification and full GMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver operational aspects of the Neonatal Service.
• Provide high-quality neonatal care in Sunderland Royal Hospital.
• Lead and coordinate a multi-disciplinary team across units.
• Contribute to teaching, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Primary medical qualification

GMC registration

GMC Specialist Register entry or eligibility

Neonatal SPIN module or equivalent

NLS provider

NLS instructor

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician

The closing date is 29 September 2026

South Tyneside and SunderlandNHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a motivated and passionatepaediatrician for the post of consultant neonatologist. The post is anadditional substantial post to form a team of 7.0 WTE consultantneonatologists.

This post will be based in ourwarm, welcoming and expanding neonatal department on Sunderland Royal Hospitalsite. The service is the lead provider for babies requiring intensive care fromDurham, Gateshead, Northumbria and Carlisle who are 27 weeks gestation andabove. There are approximately 4000 deliveries/year and the Neonatal Unit has 7ITU/HDU cots and 9 Special care cots.

The department has a strongcommitment to quality improvement with excellent outcomes against NNAPstandards. Our team has a broad range of expertise and the successful applicantcould have a variety of developed or developing skill sets and find a fulfillingrole within our department.

If you have an interest indelivering the highest quality care for babies and their families and being inan environment in which all staff are supported and thrive, then this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

Overall responsibilitiesinclude contributing to the co-ordination and delivery of the operationalaspects of the service. You should be enthusiastic and flexiblein your approach, with a commitment to providing excellence in neonatal care.In return you will be joining a friendly, supportive, highly motivated team.

Our unit is staffed andequipped to provide Volume targeted ventilation, initiate High frequencyoscillation, inhaled Nitric oxide therapy as well as active therapeutichypothermia.

There is a tier of middlegrade paediatricians and advanced neonatal nurse practitioners and a separatetier of ANNPs and medical staff at junior level.

A standard job plan is basedon 10 programmed activities (PAs) 8.5 of which are clinical PAs.

Family Care is an exciting place to work that willprovide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff workflexibly, including part-time and we are committed to supporting flexibleapproaches to work wherever possible for our people. Pleaseenquire to see how we might work flexibly with you in this role.

If you are interested inbecoming part of our fantastic team then we would welcome your application.

About us

One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

The Neonatal Department sits within the Directorate of Maternity,Neonatal & Gynaecology which provides services across South Tyneside andSunderland.

Neonatalservices are provided out of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is basedat Sunderland Royal Hospital.

There are approximately 4000 births per annum acrossSunderland and South Tyneside Hospital sites. Maternity care is deliveredacross two sites featuring a total of 27 Labour & Delivery Rooms.

Withinthe Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital there are:

• 7 IC/HD cots
• 9 SC cots

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC [there is flexibility with the 6 month period with Executive Medical Director approval]
• Subspecialty training in neonatal medicine, RCPCH Neonatal SPIN module or equivalent.
• NLS provider.
• NLS instructor.

Experience

• Relevant specialist clinical knowledge aligned to RCPCH Neonatal SPIN module and subspecialist training competence framework.
• Strong leadership and coordination skills with ability to direct and coordinate teams.
• Able to juggle a large number of demands by setting priorities and planning effectively.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to the speciality.
• Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues.
• Evidence of organisational, management and time management skills.
• Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding management goals.
• Management course and / or certificate.

Teaching & Education

• Experience of supervising medical, nursing and AHP colleagues.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Qualification in medical education.

Audit & Research

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice.
• Recent major contribution in successful quality improvement measures
• Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.

Personal Attributes

• Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours.
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to
• development.
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, to the Trust and its workforce.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies.
• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust