Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine. This 12-month appointment offers a unique opportunity to work in a leading unit providing top-tier neonatal intensive care in central London. The role emphasizes clinical excellence, teamwork, and participation in service development, making it ideal for aspiring paediatricians.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable English language skills for effective communication.
• Eligible for full GMC registration at time of appointment.
• Evidence of excellent relationships with patients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Join a multidisciplinary neonatal team with a focus on high quality service development.
• Contribute to neonatal intensive care for sick and vulnerable babies.
• Participate in teaching programs and gain experience in neonatal medicine.

Skills

Clinical Care

Communication

Team Collaboration

Service Development

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPCH part 1 or equivalent

Job description

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine

The closing date is 05 June 2025

University College London Hospital NHS Trust (UCLH) is looking for qualified and enthusiastic applicants for the posts of Clinical Fellows (ST1-3). This is an exciting opportunity to gain tertiary medical neonatal intensive care experience working in the heart of central London at UCLH. These appointments are for 12 months.

The UCLH Neonatal unit is the primary referral centre for neonatal intensive care (a level 3 unit with 21 ITU and HDU cots) for the North Central London Perinatal Network, and provides a full range of intensive care for the sickest and most vulnerable babies. We specialise in Neonatal Neuro-Critical Care and we are a regional centre for therapeutic hypothermia (cooling). We work in partnership with our UCLH Fetal Medicine Unit, a regional and international referral centre for complex pregnancies, and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), specialist paediatric hospital, to collaboratively care for babies with complex conditions.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will join the multidisciplinary neonatal team, with an international reputation in excellent care, education and research. Successful candidates will be encouraged to contribute to high quality service development.

UCLH's neonatal unit has been rated in the GMC survey as one of the top London Hospitals for neonatal training in 2017, and is consistently rated as "one of the best placements ever" by doctors. We have an excellent track record of helping doctors get appointed to specialty and sub-specialty training programmes.

Successful applicants will benefit from the Unit's extensive teaching programme and the excellent clinical experience on offer. We welcome applications from budding paediatricians at FY3 level.

All candidates must be eligible for full GMC registration at time of appointment.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oMBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• oMRCPCH part 1 or equivalent

ELIGIBILITY

• oPrevious experience of working at junior level in the UK or at an equivalent level neonatal unit overseas
• oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• oEvidence of excellent Clinical Care
• oEvidence of excellent relationships and communication with patients
• oEvidence of excellence working relationships with colleagues
• oProfessional behaviour and probity
• oEligibility to work in the UK
• oPrevious experience in paediatric or neonatal care
• oExperience in a sub-speciality relevant to neonatal medicine
• oExperience in contributing to service development and quality improvement

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• oAll applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a)that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English or b)have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (ELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6

HEALTH

• oMeets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)

CAREER PROGRESSION

• oAbility to provide details of employment history and appropriate career progression

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,909 a yearper annum plus London weighting