Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatology

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

Job summary

The NHS is seeking Trust Doctors in Neonatology for a 12-month fixed contract in London. This role provides competitive compensation and significant educational opportunities in a supportive paediatric department recognized for its training excellence. Candidates will engage in diverse medical cases while contributing to community healthcare.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting desired.
• Previous experience in a Paediatric setting required.

Responsibilities

• Cover rota supplementation for nights and weekends.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and audits.
• Manage Neonatology patients alongside multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Able to prioritise clinical need

Able to establish good working relations

Understands patient confidentiality

Demonstrates initiative

Understands clinical governance

Able to manage time effectively

Good interpersonal skills

Education

oMBBS or equivalent

Holds full UK GMC registration and license to practice

A Postgraduate qualification such as DCH, MRCPCH, DCCH, or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking dynamic and enthusiastic candidates to join our Paediatric Medical Staffing team as Trust Doctors in Neonatology. We have 2x roles available for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover gaps in our August 2025 HET rotation. We would require candidates to be available to commence on Monday 4th August.

We are a friendly and supportive paediatric department with a team of consultants dedicated to teaching. Our department recently won a PAFTA award for best paediatric training unit in London three times in recent years, including this year. Our patients come from diverse backgrounds and present with broad spectrum of pathologies, enhancing the training experience. Our junior doctors have high success rate in passing exams and high success rate in applying for training posts.

Main duties of the job

This post attracts rota supplementation for nights, weekends, and additional rostered hours over and above the basic working week of 40x hours. This includes time incorporated into rosters for other developmental activities such as quality improvement projects, audits, personal research etc. In addition, there are at least three hours of protected educational sessions per week.

Although not officially recognised training posts, these roles will provide all the same training opportunities, study leave entitlements, and supervision provided to training staff, and the Trust has a fantastic record for staffing being accepted from these posts onto National Training Programmes.

We also work closely with the community teams at St Michael's and St Anne's Hospital. The department runs on a split rota with a separate team of registrars and trainee's on the neonatal and paediatric units.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• oMBBS or equivalent
• oHolds full UK GMC registration and license to practice
• oNHS experience
• oA Postgraduate qualification such as DCH, MRCPCH, DCCH, or equivalent.
• oAPLS.EPLS, PALS, NLS.
• oSubstantial experience working at a post foundation grade level within a medical setting
• oPrevious NHS experience
• oPrevious experience in an acute hospital setting
• oPrevious medical experience in a Paediatric setting

Skills & Abilities

• oAble to prioritise clinical need
• oAble to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• oAble to establish good working relations with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary colleagues
• oAware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
• oUnderstands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
• oUnderstands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
• oUnderstands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
• oAble to manage time and prioritise workload
• oRecognises stressful situations and responds appropriately.
• oDemonstrates initiative, enthusiasm, and common sense.
• oUnderstand of issues relating to diversity. Ability & willingness to engage with patients and staff from all ethnic and cultural groups.
• oUnderstands the importance and impact of information systems in health care
• oDemonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
• oUnderstands the responsibilities of being an employee of the NHS

Personal Qualities

• oEnthusiastic and motivated.
• oGood interpersonal skills.
• oProfessional approach to work.
• oAccountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
• oOpenness - Shares information and good practice appropriately.
• oMutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect.
• oWilling to work a varied rota pattern including day/night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.

Knowledge

• oKeeps professional knowledge & skills up to date.
• oPotential to benefit from the training available i.e. fits with career aspirations
• oUnderstands the basic principles of research

Trust Values

• oDemonstrable ability to meet Trust values

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.

Consultant Paediatrician & College Tutor

£49,909 a yearpa inc. plus rota allowances & LW (Pro-rata if LTFT)