Locum Consultant Neonatologist

NHS; Bradford; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a locum Neonatal Consultant to manage healthcare for infants in Bradford. Responsibilities include participating in an on-call rota, providing outpatient services, and supporting training for doctors. Candidates must have relevant qualifications such as MBChB and MRCPCH, along with experience in Neonatology. This position allows for both full and part-time work, catering to the community's needs while ensuring a collaborative environment among healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Neonatology or equivalent experience.
• Current UK professional registration is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage and take overall responsibility for newborn health care in Bradford.
• Participate in an on-call rota and provide outpatient services.
• Lead on service developments and manage trainee doctors.

Skills

Ability to perform the requirements of the post

Excellent organisational skills

Commitment to working cooperatively

Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams

Outpatient experience in management of neonatal care

Experience in antenatal diagnosis

Research experience

Education

MBChB or equivalent

MRCPCH (UK) or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a locum Neonatal Consultant post, applicants both full and part time considered.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will manage and take overall responsibility for the health care for a proportion of all babies delivered in Bradford and needing admission to the neonatal unit or transitional care. The postholder will be covering a maternity gap. The postholder will participate in an on call rota, on a 1 in 7 basis. Service periods will usually be a week at a time, and will be shared between consultants.

Outpatient services will be provided to all babies allocated to the care of the postholder. These outpatient clinics will not be held when the postholder is on service.

The postholder will provide and supervise general neonatal care to those well infants who are cared for on postnatal wards, and collaborate with other disciplines to continue to enhance the services provided.

The postholder may lead on one or more service developments to be agreed with the consultant team.

The postholder will share responsibility for managing the neonatal service with colleagues, the unit manager and senior management.

The postholder will share responsibility for providing line management and support to trainee doctors, including providing support to QI / audit projects and supporting a proportion of the trainees through educational supervision.

Person specification

Experience

• Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Neonatology or equivalent experience

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent.
• MRCPCH (UK) or equivalent.

Skills

• Ability to perform the requirements of the post
• Excellent organisational skills
• Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
• Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Outpatient experience in the management of graduates from neonatal care and those with medical problems consequent from congenital anomalies
• Experience of antenatal diagnosis and investigation of "at risk" pregnancies, working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of developing services through research, audit or literature review

Desirable

• NLS instructor
• Research experience, leading to presentations of findings at learned societies or publication in peer reviewed journals
• Formal training and experience in developmental assessment

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
• Computer skills
• Training in delivery of educational programmes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details

Date posted: 18 December 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract: Locum

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 389-25-7635590

Job locations

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

Employer details

Employer name: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Bradford Teaching Hospital, Bradford, BD9 6RJ

Employer website: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk