Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3)
- Contract
- 1 year (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-26-8371624
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £67,325 PA PR
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow ST3 Neonatal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3)
Job overview
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is located in the Women & Children’s Hospital. We are a 30 bedded
tertiary/ Level 3/ Advanced NICU with 12 intensive care and High Dependency Cots, 14 Special Care cots
and a 4 bed Transitional Care ward.
The unit is linked to a 6000+ deliveries per year obstetric unit including a foetal medicine centre.
A full range of neonatal intensive care experience is available during training including high frequency
oscillatory ventilation, nitric oxide and therapeutic hypothermia. Observation of Neonatal Surgery is
possible in the co-located paediatric Theatres and experience in peri-operative care on NICU available.
There is excellent access to tertiary paediatric services such as Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology &
Neurosurgery, and Genetics within the network
Main duties of the job
This post would be suitable for an individual looking for UK NICU/ Tertiary/level 3 experience. In addition to
the clinical experience, the Post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills in research, simulation,
service improvement and build skills in Neonatal POCUS
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
- MB ChB or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Foundation Competencies (or equivalent) achieved successfully
- Minimum 6 months Training and/ or experience of working in an NHS NICU (Level 3) at Tier 1 level or 6 months experience of Tier 2 NICU / PICU within NHS
- Equivalent overseas experience maybe considered on exceptional individual case basis.
Desirable criteria
- Additional Neonatal/ PICU Experience
- Previous Paediatric Experience at Tier 2 level
- Previous Paediatric cardiology/ surgery experience.
Skills, Knowledge & Training
Essential criteria
- NLS provider
- Competent in resuscitating and stabilising neonates
- Intubating and Managing Ventilated Neonates
- Competent in neonatal procedures like umbilical catheterisation
- Safeguarding Level 1 Training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in managing pre and post -surgical aspects of neonatal care
- Perform Neonatal Echocardiograms
- Ability to perform Cranial ultrasound
- Design and manage clinical audit projects
- Supervise junior trainees and involve in informal and formal teaching
- Safeguarding Level 2 & 3 Training
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Committed to patient focused care
- Motivation for personal development and improvement
- Ability to work as a team member in own and allied disciplines
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Reliability
Desirable criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr E Peirce
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 607785
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