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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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr E Peirce
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 607785
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