Job summary
We are currently looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Intensive care. The appointment is available from September 2025 for a fixed term period of 24 months. The posts do not award a National Training Number. As these posts are not recognised as 'training posts' full registration with the GMC with a license to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK, sponsorship will be required.
Duties of this post are equivalent to ST6-ST8 level. A minimum of five-year postgraduate qualification in Paediatrics and full MRPCH is essential criteria.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work on the Neonatal Unit at the Jessop Hospital. Duties include:
A shared responsibility for the day to day management of the Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care areas of the Neonatal unit supervising the ST1 to ST3 grades.
They also have some responsibility for the management of babies on the postnatal wards in the hospital.
Responsibility for attending high risk or abnormal deliveries in the Labour Ward or operating theatres. However deliveries which will require admission to the Intensive Care Unit are usually managed by the Intensive Care team.
There are three Consultant ward rounds daily every morning, later afternoon and late evening.
Teaching. There is a small but variable responsibility for teaching medical students.
The successful candidate will participate in a full shift system.
About us
These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.
Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do
Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair, and value diversity
Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve
Unity - Work in partnership with others
Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions
For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit
www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us
Job description
Job responsibilities
Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the intensive care, high dependency and special care areas of the neonatal unit alongside the senior clinical workforce as required
Please refer to the Job Description for further details of main duties and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the intensive care, high dependency and special care areas of the neonatal unit alongside the senior clinical workforce as required
Please refer to the Job Description for further details of main duties and responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised university or institution
- 5 year minimum postgraduate qualification in Paediatrics and full MRPCH
- Clinical Practice for a minimum of 36 of the last 60 months
- Minimum 18 months experience in tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care with relevant skills
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships and other degrees
- Wider experience in different neonatal intensive care units
- Experience of working with electronic patient record systems
Manegement and Clinical Governance
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of management and clinical governance issues
Audit / Research
Essential
- An understanding of the issues of clinical effectiveness and audit
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practise where appropriate
Desirable
- Documented completed audits
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good written communication skills
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness and ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised university or institution
- 5 year minimum postgraduate qualification in Paediatrics and full MRPCH
- Clinical Practice for a minimum of 36 of the last 60 months
- Minimum 18 months experience in tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care with relevant skills
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships and other degrees
- Wider experience in different neonatal intensive care units
- Experience of working with electronic patient record systems
Manegement and Clinical Governance
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of management and clinical governance issues
Audit / Research
Essential
- An understanding of the issues of clinical effectiveness and audit
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practise where appropriate
Desirable
- Documented completed audits
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good written communication skills
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness and ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
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).
