Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Nottingham Neonatal Service . Applications are invited for a Senior Neonatal Clinical and Simulation Fellow, for a period of 12 months. Successful applicants will have an exciting experience working as a middle grade neonatal doctor in Nottingham Neonatal.
These posts will help with safe transition of the recently expanded Neonatal intensive care unit at Queens Medical Centre, which happened in 2024.
This experience should leave candidates well placed for a successful application to join a national training scheme in Paediatrics, or to prepare for GRID applications in Neonatology during a break from Paediatric training, or for candidates wishing to have senior neonatal experience before taking a consultant post. It would also provide the opportunity to revise and enhance neonatal skills post-CCT in preparation for Consultant posts.
This post is based in the neonatal service of Nottingham University Hospitals and will involve working on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at either City campus or Queens medical centre campus, as we provided cover over both sites.
Nottingham is the lead neonatal centre for the north of the East Midlands Operational Delivery Network (EM-ODN) with two neonatal units providing tertiary neonatal care.
Main duties of the job
Neonatal Intensive CareThere will be plentiful scope to consolidate practical procedures and clinical skills relevant to tertiary neonatal intensive care. These will include but not be limited to: airway management and intubation, peripheral arterial cannulation, umbilical catheterisation, intercostal drains, long-line insertion, cranial ultrasound and echocardiography. Experience will be gained using varied ventilation strategies and inhaled nitric oxide.
Neonatal simulationThe position provides an opportunity to have tertiary neonatal experience as well as 25% protected time forsimulation and patient safety experience. The fellow will have an opportunity to build skills in simulation, debrief and education. There is an established simulation program that offers in situ, classroom, small group and larger programme simulations. In addition to refining their facilitation skills, the fellow will be encouragedto explore peer observation modalities for use amongst our simulation faculty to further their skills and abilitiesin debrief in particular.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
About us
All activities between the two units are organised on a "whole service" basis including junior doctors' training, neonatal grand rounds, the Nottingham Neonatal Transport Service, clinical policy and guidelines, audit, clinical research and clinical governance. The Passport to Health Scheme for determining outcomes at follow up and combined Annual Report demonstrate that the service views itself as a whole. Our charitable Trust apportions donations equally across the two sites.
Nottingham Neonatal Service enjoys a high reputation amongst neonatal nurses. We have recently completed a review of the whole nursing structure, with an emphasis on the development of competency-based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Neonatal Intensive CareThere will be plentiful scope to consolidate practical procedures and clinical skills relevant to tertiary neonatal intensive care. These will include but not be limited to: airway management and intubation, peripheral arterial cannulation, umbilical catheterisation, intercostal drains, long-line insertion, cranial ultrasound and echocardiography. Experience will be gained using varied ventilation strategies and inhaled nitric oxide.
There are numerous opportunities to gain experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Medicine as part of the clinical component of this role, including care of the extremely premature infant, stabilisation and transport of neonates with cardiac conditions and after PDA ligation, care of neonates with surgical conditions including gastroschisis, spina bifida and NEC, therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, nephrology shared-care cases of complexity, and parallel planning with palliative care. There may also beopportunities appropriate to the level of the fellows experience in antenatal counselling of high-riskpregnancies, and follow-up including neurodevelopmental clinics.
Neonatal simulationThe position provides an opportunity to have tertiary neonatal experience as well as 25% protected time forsimulation and patient safety experience. The fellow will have an opportunity to build skills in simulation, debrief and education. There is an established simulation program that offers in situ, classroom, small group and larger programme simulations. In addition to refining their facilitation skills, the fellow will be encouragedto explore peer observation modalities for use amongst our simulation faculty to further their skills and abilitiesin debrief in particular. .
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Neonatal Intensive CareThere will be plentiful scope to consolidate practical procedures and clinical skills relevant to tertiary neonatal intensive care. These will include but not be limited to: airway management and intubation, peripheral arterial cannulation, umbilical catheterisation, intercostal drains, long-line insertion, cranial ultrasound and echocardiography. Experience will be gained using varied ventilation strategies and inhaled nitric oxide.
There are numerous opportunities to gain experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Medicine as part of the clinical component of this role, including care of the extremely premature infant, stabilisation and transport of neonates with cardiac conditions and after PDA ligation, care of neonates with surgical conditions including gastroschisis, spina bifida and NEC, therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, nephrology shared-care cases of complexity, and parallel planning with palliative care. There may also beopportunities appropriate to the level of the fellows experience in antenatal counselling of high-riskpregnancies, and follow-up including neurodevelopmental clinics.
Neonatal simulationThe position provides an opportunity to have tertiary neonatal experience as well as 25% protected time forsimulation and patient safety experience. The fellow will have an opportunity to build skills in simulation, debrief and education. There is an established simulation program that offers in situ, classroom, small group and larger programme simulations. In addition to refining their facilitation skills, the fellow will be encouragedto explore peer observation modalities for use amongst our simulation faculty to further their skills and abilitiesin debrief in particular. .
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Training / Experience
Essential
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Tertiary level neonatal experience at middle grade of at least six months
- NLS Provider
- Neonatal clinical skills to work at a middle grade level in a tertiary neonatal unit including practical procedures
Desirable
- Advanced skills in an area of special interest within neonatology
- NLS Instructor
- Neonatal transport experience/ training Advanced Resuscitation of Newborn and Infant provider
management skills
Essential
- Evidence of basic management skills
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduate doctors
- Experience of clinical simulation
Desirable
- Completed teaching courses / train the trainer / GIC
- Appraisal and assessment training and skills
- Experience designing and delivering teaching and/or simulation sessions
personal skills
Essential
- Able to supervise junior staff effectively
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Good oral and written communication skills in English
audit/research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit Understanding of clinical governance issues
- Ability to assess and apply evidence based research into everyday clinical practice
- Commitment to development and adherence to departmental guidelines and protocols.
Desirable
- Attendance at neonatal scientific meetings
- Evidence of having written / participated in the writing of evidence based guidelines
- Presentations at regional & national meetings
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Training / Experience
Essential
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Tertiary level neonatal experience at middle grade of at least six months
- NLS Provider
- Neonatal clinical skills to work at a middle grade level in a tertiary neonatal unit including practical procedures
Desirable
- Advanced skills in an area of special interest within neonatology
- NLS Instructor
- Neonatal transport experience/ training Advanced Resuscitation of Newborn and Infant provider
management skills
Essential
- Evidence of basic management skills
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduate doctors
- Experience of clinical simulation
Desirable
- Completed teaching courses / train the trainer / GIC
- Appraisal and assessment training and skills
- Experience designing and delivering teaching and/or simulation sessions
personal skills
Essential
- Able to supervise junior staff effectively
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Good oral and written communication skills in English
audit/research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit Understanding of clinical governance issues
- Ability to assess and apply evidence based research into everyday clinical practice
- Commitment to development and adherence to departmental guidelines and protocols.
Desirable
- Attendance at neonatal scientific meetings
- Evidence of having written / participated in the writing of evidence based guidelines
- Presentations at regional & national meetings
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).