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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Neonatal Medicine

The closing date is 02 June 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking a Trust Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4-8 equivalent) in Neonates. You will commence in September for a period of 12 months.

You will be based mainly in the neonatal unit at Royal Preston Hospital which is one of the tertiary Centre for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network. There are over 4000 deliveries with six intensive care cots, 8 HDU cots and 14 SCBU cots.

There is a dedicated consultant of the week system for the neonatal unit with daily consultant led ward rounds. There is also a dedicated consultant on-call for the neonatal unit with separate middle grade tier for the neonatal unit and general Paediatrics.

You must have a minimum of six months tertiary neonatal experience at the middle grade level and full registration with the GMC.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties will comprise routine and out of hours acute cover within the Neonatal Services. The work will be based on a full shift system, sharing the rota with the ST3 -7 and equivalent trainee doctors.

Summary of clinical duties -

  • Attending to neonates admitted to the Neonatal Un
  • Conducting ward rounds
  • Assisting and supervising the Tier 1 (ST1-2/FY2) doctors in managing cases, attending or admitted to the NICU.
  • Tier 2 on call duties out of hours for neonatal emergencies and continuation of care of patients on the NICU.
  • Attending deliveries of extremely premature neonates, high risk deliveries and their immediate and after care management on the NICU.
  • Supervised outpatient clinical duties.
  • Cover for unexpected short term sickness of a colleague.

About us

What We Can Offer

  • Mentored training to RCPCH curriculum standards as part of a personal development plan
  • Timetabled education sessions including monthly MDT Neonatal Journal club, Perinatal meetings, Simulation and Safeguarding sessions
  • Access to in-house training for Education roles and Leadership development
  • Formal and informal teaching of Medical students.
  • Child Health departmental meetings for Audit, Quality and Safety
  • Teaching to nurses and other professions allied to medicine.
  • Support for developing Research skills alongside Neonatal , Paediatric and Women's Health MDT Research team
  • Access to study leave and expenses as per the Trust policy which would be equivalent to a trainee

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Aubrey Makhalira, Clinical Director 07930649417or to Dr Santa Masila, Consultant Neonatologist, Tel no. 01772 524644.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3087

Job locations

Sharoe Green Unit, Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

Desirable

  • Full MRCPCH
  • MRCPCH 1 and working towards MRCPCH 2

Experience

Essential

  • Practical experience in the management of a wide range of paediatric and neonatal conditions
  • NLS Provider up to date certification
  • Appropriate safe guarding children training (Level 3), this can be facilitated if not done

Desirable

  • Have at least 2 years training in Paediatrics (in the UK), including 6 months neonatal experience as a middle grade
  • NLS Instructor
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

Desirable

  • Full MRCPCH
  • MRCPCH 1 and working towards MRCPCH 2

Experience

Essential

  • Practical experience in the management of a wide range of paediatric and neonatal conditions
  • NLS Provider up to date certification
  • Appropriate safe guarding children training (Level 3), this can be facilitated if not done

Desirable

  • Have at least 2 years training in Paediatrics (in the UK), including 6 months neonatal experience as a middle grade
  • NLS Instructor

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sharoe Green Unit, Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sharoe Green Unit, Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Aubrey Makhalira

aubrey.makhalira@lthtr.nhs.uk

07930649417

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3087

Job locations

Sharoe Green Unit, Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


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