Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonates

Job summary

Advertising for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonates.

Day time neonatal services are provided by 2 consultants, one covering intensive care, and one supporting service, as well as 2 Tier 2 doctors and 3 Tier 1 doctors (and/or ANNP covering either level). Out of hours, the service is provided by: on call Consultant, resident Tier 2 (Specialty registrar ST4-8, or experienced ANNP) and resident Tier 1 (ST1-3) doctor.

As well as providing care to those who are born preterm, Bradford has a diverse, interesting and complex cohort of patients, including those with antenatally diagnosed congenital anomalies, and presenting with genetic or metabolic disorders.

You will be responsible for care of new-born babies throughout the Neonatal Service.

Please note this is a FTC (Fixed Term Contract) to April 2027 from start date.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for care of newborn babies throughout the Neonatal Service.

• Being the first responder at deliveries requiring a paediatrician presence
• Reviewing babies thought to be unwell both on labour ward and the post-natal ward, or those with additional care needs as identified through neonatal alerts and post-natal checks
• Providing support and completing tasks on the transitional care unit such as discharge checks and Badger letters
• Admitting babies to the neonatal unit
• Performing required tasks and procedures on the neonatal unit such as venepuncture and cannulation, and umbilical lines and percutaneous long lines (with support depending on level of experience)
• Attending neonatal ward rounds and carrying out required tasks - this may involve prescriptions of medications and parental nutrition, requesting tests and completing administrative tasks such as referrals on to other specialties
• Our neonatal unit has a strong focus on research. We encourage all our junior doctors to be GCP trained and to be involved in any ongoing studies. This may include identifying potential participants, performing tasks and procedures associated with the trials, and in some appropriate cases recruiting and consenting.

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.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced junior doctor to work at tier 1 level on a busy tertiary neonatal unit. Ideally this person should have experience of working in neonates, but those who have paediatric experience will also be considered. We would consider appointing to less than full time working hours, or a flexible working pattern.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience relevant to the specialty
• Previous experience of working within paediatrics or neonates within the UK.
• Applicant knowledge is up to date and is fit to practise safely Commitment for managing professional development

Desirable

• Clinical governance / audit experience
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
• Out of hours experience relevant to job
• Experience in the specialty beyond ST1 or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• Practical skills in relation to the speciality
• Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
• Clear communication skills
• Organisation and planning
• Empathy and sensitivity
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

• Interest in teaching and management
• Multilingual

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
• Specialty specific requirements - working towards MRCPCH membership e.g. undertaken Foundation of Practice exam

Desirable

• Evidence of achievement of ST1 / CT1 competencies in the specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2 / CT2 competences in specialty by the start date of the post
• Good Clinical Practice Research (GCP)