Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Neonatal Unit

The closing date is 26 July 2025

Job summary

Post within the middle tier doctor rota (Registrar), taking shifts including days, nights and weekends; cover for the neonatal transfer service, depending on experience and able to start by September 2025.

Main duties of the job

Provide direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.

The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.

The successful post holder will participate fully in the middle grade rota which is compliant with current junior doctor contract stipulations. This will include pro rata cover of the neonatal transfer service. Cover for transport service will depend on the competency of the post holder. Flexible working is feasible.

Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team.

Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.

Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department

Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£70,425 a year Payments for add. rostered hrs; night rate and weekend allowance

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD1307-AM

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Peters Hospital is a tertiary service commissioned by NHS England to provide full medical neonatal services for inborn babies (both booked and transferred in-utero), as well as for ex-utero transfers from other providers.

We have a strong commitment to QI and excellent participation in research. Our whole team are regular contributors to national and international meetings as well as network and national working groups from CRG, BAPM to NICE. We work increasingly closely with our colleagues in maternity including in the MatNeoQI programmes of work, and our clinical governance and safety work is high quality. The post holder will have an excellent opportunity to develop skills in lung ultrasound, central lines adjustment and cranial ultrasound via a dedicated POCUS team. Additionally, our team is well known for additional non-invasive skills such as LISA, SALSA and the use of SNIPV. Opportunities therefore exist for you to develop roles and responsibilities that facilitate the further development of our neonatal service.
All doctors will have an educational/clinical supervisor

We are an active member of the South East Neonatal Network (SENN) which consists of Surrey, Sussex and Kent & Medway networks. We also work closely with the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership Local Maternity Service to ensure that service developments are coordinated, sustainable and responsive to local needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a strong commitment to QI and excellent participation in research. Our whole team are regular contributors to national and international meetings as well as network and national working groups from CRG, BAPM to NICE. We work increasingly closely with our colleagues in maternity including in the MatNeoQI programmes of work, and our clinical governance and safety work is high quality. The post holder will have an excellent opportunity to develop skills in lung ultrasound, central lines adjustment and cranial ultrasound via a dedicated POCUS team. Additionally, our team is well known for additional non-invasive skills such as LISA, SALSA and the use of SNIPV. Opportunities therefore exist for you to develop roles and responsibilities that facilitate the further development of our neonatal service.
All doctors will have an educational/clinical supervisor

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPreviously worked in NICU in UK, in level 2 units for at least 6 months

Desirable

oWorked in the UK at least for 6 months in a level 3 NICU

Qualifications

Essential

MRCPCH or equivalent
NLS

Desirable

Obtained CCT

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPreviously worked in NICU in UK, in level 2 units for at least 6 months

Desirable

oWorked in the UK at least for 6 months in a level 3 NICU

Qualifications

Essential

MRCPCH or equivalent
NLS

Desirable

Obtained CCT

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.

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)