Main area: Neonatal Medicine
Grade: Senior Training Fellow
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months from 2nd September 2025)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 205-7081250
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Town: Stoke-On-Trent
Salary: £61,825 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59
Senior Training Fellow in Neonates
Job overview
The post is to work on the Tier 2 (middle grade) neonatal rota for 12 months from September 2025 as a Senior Training Fellow (ST3-ST5 equivalent).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be supported by a resident junior tier doctor or Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (covering purely neonatology) and a neonatal consultant.
This is an opportunity to gain tertiary experience in the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The unit is a Lead Centre and Regional Intensive Care Unit within our newborn network, receiving referrals for tertiary intensive care, including HFOV, NO, and therapeutic hypothermia. The birth population is 6,800 - 7,000 deliveries per year. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a purpose-built modern unit opened in 2009, providing 6 intensive care, 6 high dependency, and 14 special care cots.
The neonatal service is an active training unit and in conjunction with Keele Universities, the on-site Undergraduate Medical School opened in September 2002. We train all levels of trainees including neonatal grid posts.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. The Staffordshire Children’s Hospital is based at the Royal Stoke site, and all inpatient services for children are there. Outpatient clinics run at both sites. The Trust provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales, including PICU, Level 3 NICU, paediatric gastroenterology, specialist paediatric orthopaedic surgery, paediatric spinal surgery, and paediatric respiratory medicine. The Trust offers specialist cardiology, neurosurgery, renal, trauma, and spinal services for adults. The Trust offers a high level of diagnostic services including modern MRI scanners, a purpose-built endoscopy suite for adults and children, and specialist laboratory services. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is to work on the Tier 2 (middle grade) neonatal rota for a fixed contract for 12 months from September 2025.
Key tasks will include:
* Working under the supervision of the neonatal consultants and participating in ward rounds in rooms 1, 2, and 3 on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
* Carrying out ward rounds in rooms 2, 3, and on the Transitional Care Unit and discussing management plans with neonatal consultants.
* Attending high-risk deliveries occurring anywhere in the maternity centre.
* Supporting the junior tier doctors and ANNPs in carrying out examinations on babies who meet the criteria for a paediatric Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) and entering the data onto the SMART4NIPE database.
* Supporting and supervising the junior tier doctors and ANNPs in the assessment and management of babies on NICU, the postnatal wards, and labour wards.
* Completing admission and discharge paperwork on the Badger database for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Transitional Care Unit.
* Communicating with parents of babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Care Unit, postnatal wards, and after discharge, as required.
* Carrying out investigations on babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Care Unit, and postnatal wards, as required, under the supervision of the neonatal consultants.
* Carrying out practical procedures, according to level of competence, under the supervision of the neonatal consultants.
* Participation in the neonatal education programme, including the possibility to carry out an audit.
* Assessing and managing babies in the Neonatal Outpatient Clinic.
* Working as part of the multidisciplinary team of neonatal consultants, neonatal middle grade and junior doctors, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, and the neonatal nursing team.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
* MRCPCH examination
* NLS provider status
* Awards/distinctions whilst studying for 1st degree
* Academic and extracurricular achievements
* NLS instructor status
* APLS provider status
Experience
* Experience of working on the tier 1 rota for at least 6 months in a tertiary NICU in the UK
* At least 24 months experience of working in general paediatrics and neonatology on the tier 1 rota in the UK
* Experience of working on the middle grade tier on the neonatal or general paediatric rota in the UK
Skills
* Proven ability to work as a member of a team
* Ability to organise and prioritise busy workloads effectively
Important information about your application
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Name: Dr Asha Shenvi
Job title: Consultant Neonatologist
Email address: asha.shenvi@uhnm.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01782 672404
Additional information
Dr. Asha Shenvi: asha.shenvi@uhnm.nhs.uk
Phone: 01782 672404
Dr. Julia Uffindell: Julia.uffindell@uhnm.nhs.uk
Phone: 01782 672404
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