Consultant Neonatologist

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Consultant Neonatologist to join its neonatal team. The role includes providing intensive medical care for newborns and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should possess GMC registration and neonatal qualifications. This position features a robust support system and opportunities for career development in a progressive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical neonatal intensive care for babies of all gestations.
• Work alongside a well-integrated neonatal team.
• Cover neonatal unit, delivery suite, and postnatal ward out of hours.

Skills

Advanced skill in neonatal medicine

Neonatal skills for stabilisation

Experience of antenatal counselling

Teaching skills and experience

NLS instructor

Experience in neonatal simulation

Education

Full GMC registration

Neonatal CCT or equivalent

On GMC Specialist Register for Neonatal Medicine or within six months of attaining CCT

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Neonatologist

The closing date is 23 October 2025

We are seeking a Consultant Neonatologist to join our amazing neonatal team.

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for motivated and ambitious individuals to join our team. We aim to appoint a Consultant Neonatologist (substantive post) to join the consultant team in the Neonatal Directorate which is part of the Women's and Children's Collaborative at South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work alongside a well-integrated team at James Cook University Hospital as part of Northern Neonatal Network providing medical neonatal intensive care for babies of all gestations.

The post has 10 programmed activities and is in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions. The successful candidate will have an academic commitment and a continuing research interest in perinatal medicine. The Department works Consultant of the week (1 week for Intensive Care and 1 week for SCBU/TC/Postnatal wards). Whilst on call out of hours (1:10), the Consultants will be required to provide cover to the neonatal unit, delivery suite and postnatal ward.

Main duties of the job

We are a level three Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 35 cots, 15 of which are used flexibly as intensive care and High Dependency Care and 20 are classified at Special Care.

We are fortunate that we have a team of 9 Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners who work on a blended rota with the Junior Medical team. In addition, we have a Research fellow and two Trust Doctors.

About us

Working alongside our Neonatal Nursing and Medical Team, we have the expertise of Dietetics, Pharmacy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and more recently Psychology.

We also have a developing Transitional care Unit co-located on our Maternity Unit and a Neonatal Specific Outreach Team.

We can provide options for you to further your neonatal career at our progressive unit, so we look forward to hearing from you.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Advanced skill in neonatal medicine
• Neonatal skills for stabilisation
• Experience of antenatal counselling

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Full GMC registration
• Neonatal CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
• On GMC Specialist Register for Neonatal Medicine or within six months of attaining CCT in Neonatal Medicine

EXPERIENCE

• Teaching skills and experience
• NLS instructor
• Experience in neonatal simulation

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 Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust