National Neonatal Clinical Fellow

Job summary

We are looking for 1 full time or 2 part time Neonatologists for 37.5 hours per week.

Pay Band: AfC 8b or Equivalent salary according to Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (according to stage of training/ experience).

In April 2017, NHS Resolution launched the EN scheme, since then, all maternity services have been required to notify NHS Resolution of incidents where there is the potential for long-term severe brain injury. The aims of the scheme are threefold: to carry out an accelerated liability investigation to understand whether there may be an underlying legal claim; to collate, analyse and disseminate learning to try and reduce harm; and as far as possible to improve the experience of being involved in an adverse incident for families.

This is a unique opportunity to work at a national level and contribute to improving outcomes in maternity. The role will involve supporting work across the Safety and Learning directorate in relation to our maternity and neonatal strategic priority, reviewing case files to ensure cases referred to the scheme meet our outcome first criteria, providing an opinion on the neonatal care, and feeding back on how we can learn from claims to prevent future harm.

Main duties of the job

This is a unique opportunity to work at a national level and contribute to improving outcomes in maternity. The role will involve supporting work across the Safety and Learning directorate in relation to our maternity and neonatal strategic priority, reviewing case files to ensure cases referred to the scheme meet our outcome first criteria, providing an opinion on the neonatal care, and feeding back on how we can learn from claims to prevent future harm.

This opportunity will enable you to:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and national leaders in perinatal care.
• Deepen your understanding of organisational and system wide safety challenges and ways in which they can be addressed.
• Bring back invaluable learning to enhance and support your own practice and local service improvement.

Additional responsibilities include: supporting the development of dashboards, representing NHS Resolution at external meetings with partner organisations, and attending and presenting at local, regional and national maternity meetings/events/conferences.

About us

NHS Resolution is a not-for-profit arms length of the NHS working for health care providers to resolve claims fairly and to share learning across the NHS and beyond. We provide a supportive environment for our staff with specialist training and the opportunity for personal development.

NHS Resolution operates several indemnity schemes, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, primarily for the handling of liability claims against English NHS Trusts and other commissioners and/or providers of NHS care.

To apply please provide us with a supporting statement explaining exactly what you will bring to this role and how you meet the essential criteria in terms of your background, experience and career achievements to date. As well as your CV listing detailed work history and job responsibilities.

We recognise some candidates may wish to use AI to support their application. We do not prohibit such use but please clearly indicate in your application where you have used AI.

Closing date: 7th September 2025

We reserve the right to close the advertisement early, should we receive sufficient applications.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you require a Visa, NHS Resolution is currently unable to support sponsorship requests.