Job summary
- Main area
- Neonates
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (0)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (0)
- Job ref
- 321-NOTS-MS- 8053923-S6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe
- Town
- OXFORD
- Salary
- £67,325 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Neonates Clinical Fellow ST3-5
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
Job Title : Neonatal Clinical Fellow
Grade : ST 3-5
Specialty : Neonatal Medicine
Reason for Vacancy : Previous doctor leaving
Supervising Consultant : Amit Gupta
Average hours work per week : 48
Base Hospital : John Radcliffe Hospital
Work Pattern : Shift rota
GMC requirement : Must be registered with the GMC or have a qualification which is registrable with the GMC.
Details of special conditions : 2 years
This is not an approved training post
Main duties of the job
Duties of post
a. Aims and responsibilities: The key responsibility is to provide clinical care to babies admitted under the care of the neonatal unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The Oxford neonatal unit is the only level III centre in the South Central North (formerly Thames Valley) Neonatal Network and admits the full range of medical and surgical neonatal patients. Oxford is also an established regional centre for prenatal and feto-maternal medicine and neonatal surgery, including cardiac and neurosurgery. This is supervised post and the doctor would be allocated a clinical supervisor. The unit also provides experience in neonatal transport. It would be the doctor’s duty to keep the clinical and educational portfolio upto date.
b. Clinical: The shift rota has a total of 21w doctors on its rolls.. Study leave and holiday weeks are built into the rolling rota. Doctors are required to be present at handover ward rounds and will be primarily responsible for the delivery of the scheduled programme of care for babies in their designated clinical areas. Details of the rota can be obtained by contacting Dr Vinod Oommen ([email protected])
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical: The shift rota has a total of 21w doctors on its rolls.. Study leave and holiday weeks are built into the rolling rota. Doctors are required to be present at handover ward rounds and will be primarily responsible for the delivery of the scheduled programme of care for babies in their designated clinical areas. Details of the rota can be obtained by contacting Dr Vinod Oommen ([email protected])
a. Facilities for study and training: There is a dedicated open plan office space with computers and printing facilities. The hospital has a libarary with round the clock access and doctors are able to access online journals via the NHS portal. Teaching and training is supported by a comprehensive programme as listed in the next section.
b. Teaching, audit and research: The neonatal unit has a structured teaching a training programme. Teaching opportunities are listed below
|
Tuesday 1 pm |
Junior doctor teaching |
|
WEDNESDAY 1200 |
SEPTIC SPOT (Infectious disease ward round) |
|
1230 |
NEONATAL X-RAY MEETING |
|
1600 |
PAEDIATRIC GRAND ROUND |
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THURSDAY 1300 |
NEONATAL GRAND ROUND |
|
FRIDAY 1300 |
JOURNAL CLUB or CASE-BASED DISCUSSION (alternate weeks) |
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Medical graduate
Desirable criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 6m experience on the middle grade rota at a level 3 neonatal unit in the UK. Neonatal competencies in line with experience
Desirable criteria
- 1 year of Level 3 neonatal work experience in the UK
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Personal Skills Communication skills, ability to organise time and completing projects undertaken
Desirable criteria
- Personal Skills Evidence of leadership and initiative would be desirable
Behavioural Skills
Essential criteria
- Aligned to the Trust values.
- Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
- Insightful and an attitude in line with the team working ethos of our neonatal unit
Techincal Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
- Advanced keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Proficiency in neonatal procedures such as intubation, central line placement and lumbar puncture
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Amit Gupta
- Job title
- Neonatal Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07906161240
- Additional information
for further information please email - [email protected]
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- Address
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