Job summary
Clinical Trust Fellow (ST1/ST2) in Neonatal Medicine
Division: Women, Children and Young People
Care Group:Women's & Children's Health
Salary:£37,068 - £39,260 Per Annum/Pro Rata
We are recruiting for aClinical Trust Fellow (ST1/ST2) in Neonatal Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are excited to offer a full time Clinical Trust Fellow at SHO level to join the busy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital. The post is suitable for those wishing to enhance their experience of neonatal intensive care. The post is available for 1 year from December 2025
The successful applicant is required to deliver a high standard of clinical care within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, taking animportant role in the delivery of holistic, evidence-based care under the direction of the Lead Consultant Neonatologist. Working within agreed protocols and guidelines the post holder will exercise independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical care and management of premature, sick babies and their families.
This is a SHO CTFpostand thepost holder should have experience of working within a NICU previously.The post holder will contribute to the neonatalTier 1 (SHO/ST1-3) doctors and allied health care professional rota and will work alongside the wider MDT workforce.
This post is suitable for an experienced paediatrician who should have had experience of neonatal level 3 care as a junior doctor for at least 12 months. The appointee will:
- Be accountable to the Speciality Lead in neonatology and the on-call consultant.
- Provide continuing patient care in partnership with senior and junior colleagues.
- Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.
- Be committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Appraisal.
- Participate in quality improvement activities on the unit including clinical audit.
- Participate in research activities on the unit and recruiting patients to studies.
- Participate in clinical governance processes including mortality and morbidity reviews and guideline development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are excited to offer a full time Clinical Trust Fellow at SHO level to join the busy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital. The post is suitable for those wishing to enhance their experience of neonatal intensive care. The post is available for 1 year from December 2025
The successful applicant is required to deliver a high standard of clinical care within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, taking animportant role in the delivery of holistic, evidence-based care under the direction of the Lead Consultant Neonatologist. Working within agreed protocols and guidelines the post holder will exercise independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical care and management of premature, sick babies and their families.
This is a SHO CTFpostand thepost holder should have experience of working within a NICU previously.The post holder will contribute to the neonatalTier 1 (SHO/ST1-3) doctors and allied health care professional rota and will work alongside the wider MDT workforce.
This post is suitable for an experienced paediatrician who should have had experience of neonatal level 3 care as a junior doctor for at least 12 months. The appointee will:
- Be accountable to the Speciality Lead in neonatology and the on-call consultant.
- Provide continuing patient care in partnership with senior and junior colleagues.
- Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.
- Be committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Appraisal.
- Participate in quality improvement activities on the unit including clinical audit.
- Participate in research activities on the unit and recruiting patients to studies.
- Participate in clinical governance processes including mortality and morbidity reviews and guideline development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
- Primary Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
- NLS or equivalent
- Evidence of working towards MRCPCH examinations
Experience
Essential
- To have a minimum of 1 year experience of working in a tertiary Neonatal Unit
Desirable
- Evidence of competence in Neonatal Procedures
- Experience of working in a LNU or NICU for less than 1 year
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
- Primary Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
- NLS or equivalent
- Evidence of working towards MRCPCH examinations
Experience
Essential
- To have a minimum of 1 year experience of working in a tertiary Neonatal Unit
Desirable
- Evidence of competence in Neonatal Procedures
- Experience of working in a LNU or NICU for less than 1 year
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
