Job summary
Applications are invited for a Fixed Term Clinical Fellow post (full time) in Neonatal Medicine (ST 1-3 level) to gain tertiary medical neonatal experience based at Southmead Hospital to start as soon as possible after 15th January 2025 for a fixed term of 12 months (maternity leave cover).
Southmead (16 Intensive/high dependency cots) is a tertiary medical Neonatal Unit and joint lead centre for the South West Neonatal Network (SWNN). Approximately 5,500 babies are born here each year. The Neonatal Unit provides a full range of Medical Intensive Care accepting tertiary medical referrals from SWNN as well as providing a tertiary service in Neonatal Neurology for the South West of England. There is a strong emphasis on teaching, research and evidence-based medicine.
This post is not recognised for training and does not have postgraduate deanery approval; however, the job is educationally sound.
If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance.
Please note North Bristol NHS Trust will not pay interview expenses in connection with this post.
Previous UK experience is an essential requirement. Those with less than 6 months UK experience will not be shortlisted.
Late applications will not be accepted. Committed to equal opportunities, job share applications welcome.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work a full shift system whilst at this hospital. Full Registration with the GMC is essential. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.
For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description and person specification attached.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust is a progressive and ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services. With a turnover of £550m and 8,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.Our trust Board is committed to creating a strong, vibrant organisation that is at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the West of England. Our acute services moved into the brand new, £430 million state of the art Brunel Building in May 2014 enabling us to work together to create the environment for exceptional healthcare. This 800 bed hospital at the Southmead site offers some patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and helping to control the spread of infections but most importantly of all, enabling each patient to be treated as a person. At the heart of what we do is a caring and compassionate workforce. We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex patient population. Our vision is to be the provider of choice for patients needing our specialist care. We want to deliver innovative services with excellent clinical outcomes in the most appropriate setting for our patients. We are committed to maintaining a culture of openness, transparency and candour in all we do and especially in the way we communicate with our patients and their families
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications And Registration
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice.
Training And Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Completed pre-registration year (or equivalent outside the UK).
- Competent in history taking and examination skills.
Further Training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Experience in audit project and written up
- Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of specialty.
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability.
- Interest in research
Personal Requirements (eg. Communication Leadership Skills, Flexibility)
Essential
- Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
- To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications And Registration
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice.
Training And Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Completed pre-registration year (or equivalent outside the UK).
- Competent in history taking and examination skills.
Further Training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Experience in audit project and written up
- Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of specialty.
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability.
- Interest in research
Personal Requirements (eg. Communication Leadership Skills, Flexibility)
Essential
- Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
- To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
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).
