International Training Fellowships in Neonatology
International (Medical Training Initiative) Training Fellowships in Neonatology
Based at The Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, South East Wales, United Kingdom
Exciting opportunities are available for training in neonatology in the UK.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has developed the MTI(P) scheme to enable non-UK/EEA paediatricians, with MRCPCH or other postgraduate qualifications (MD Paediatrics or equivalent), to undertake high-quality postgraduate training in paediatrics for a maximum of 24 months, before returning to work in their home countries.
This advertisement is for direct application to the Health Board for the MTI posts.
The Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, Wales is looking to award fellowships in Neonatal Medicine under the Medical Training Initiative (MTI) of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) for a period of 2 years starting September 2025 and January 2026. The Fellowships are available to adequately qualified doctors with post-graduate qualifications (MRCPCH, MD Paediatrics, DNB) looking for a higher specialist training in Neonatology. The first 3-6 months of the training will be at the Tier 1 (SHO equivalent) level and with expected progress, the next 18-21 months will be at the Tier 2 level (Registrar equivalent).
Main Duties of the Job
The Neonatal Unit of the Grange University Hospital (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board) is a Level 3 unit with 4500 days of intensive and high-dependency care and over 450 admissions per annum. It provides over 2500 days of respiratory care and has facilities for high frequency oscillatory ventilation, nitric oxide therapy and therapeutic hypothermia. The Unit has 11 full time neonatal consultants.
The Fellowship programme will provide comprehensive training and experience in neonatology, with the view that the individual at the end of the programme will be able to return to their home country as an independent neonatal practitioner. Extensive neonatal experience including management of normal delivery, complex resuscitation, management of extremely preterm babies (23 weeks onwards), various modes of ventilation including high frequency ventilation and nitric oxide therapy, echocardiography, cranial ultrasound examinations, whole body hypothermia including amplitude integrated EEG, structured neurodevelopmental assessment, etc. will be gained by the end of the post.
About Us
There is an excellent educational programme that runs in the Unit which includes simulation training in acute and communication situations. The candidate will be expected to take up audit projects, quality improvement programmes, and research projects running in the unit at the time, and successfully completed projects will be submitted for presentation to regional and national meetings.
The candidate will be continuously mentored and formal appraisals and assessments will be carried out as per the Royal College standards. English Language examinations with adequate marks in the IELTS/OET are essential for the posts.
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the main job description and person specification for further details around the role of International (Medical Training Initiative) Training Fellowships in Neonatology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* As per person specification
Fitness to Practise
* As per person specification
Communication Skills
* As per person specification
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.
Clinical Director and Consultant Neonatologist
£43,821 to £68,330 a year pro rata for part time
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