Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments. We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families. Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come. We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652 We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Job overview These are 3 x 12-month posts to start as soon as a successful candidate is available, likely between March and September 2026. We may be able to accommodate a September 2026 start date if the successful candidate needs to apply for OOP approval from a paediatric training programme. However, this is not guaranteed due to the timeline for opening of the new surgical unit. Any trainees in a training programme currently who are considering these posts should discuss with their TPD as OOP applications may need submitting before the interviews take place for these posts. These are senior roles, ideally suited for anyone looking to gain experience additional clinical experience in tertiary neonatal medicine. This can be facilitated as part of a SPIN in neonatal medicine for candidates unable to achieve this within the current paediatric training programmes. These are not recognised training posts but may be taken up as an OOPE and would also be suitable for paediatric CCT holder to gain additional experience in neonatology prior to taking up a paediatric consultant post. These posts may also be suitable to doctors with a paediatric surgical background seeking to gain neonatal surgical skills within the NICU to gain further neonatal surgical experience. Advert The posts can be adapted to individual candidates. They will primarily involve working on the tier 2 medical rota providing clinical care across the entire Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. This is likely to include the neonatal unit on the Liverpool Women’s site, the low dependency unit and postnatal wards at Liverpool Women’s Hospital and the neonatal unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. However, if the successful candidate has a primarily paediatric surgical background then there may be scope for the candidate to solely work in the neonatal surgical intensive care unit on the Alder Hey site when it opens in 2026 and develop specific neonatal surgical intensive care experience. Working for our organisation This is an exciting time to join the team. Our new 44 cot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opened on the Liverpool Women’s Hospital site in Spring 2020 and a new 22 cot Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will open on the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Site in March 2026. This new unit will consist of single-family rooms only and be the only unit of its type in the UK. The regional neonatal unit at Liverpool Women’s Hospital has 44 cots: 12 intensive care cots, 12 high dependency cots and a 20-cot low dependency area. The unit provides a state-of-the-art facility to provide world class neonatal care and is a tertiary referral centre for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network. The unit regularly accepts referrals from beyond the network with an average admission rate of more than 1200 babies per year. As the lead NICU for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network, areas of special responsibility include the management of babies with surgical conditions, initial care of all babies with cardiac malformations requiring neonatal intervention, and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. The unit is one of only 2 units within the network providing intensive care for extreme preterm babies ( Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below: https://vimeo.com/556197652 https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf Detailed job description and main responsibilities Any trainees in a training programme currently who are considering these posts should discuss with their TPD as OOP applications may need submitting before the interviews take place for these posts. The posts can be adapted to individual candidates. They will primarily involve working on the tier 2 medical rota providing clinical care across the entire Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. This is likely to include the neonatal unit on the Liverpool Women’s site, the low dependency unit and postnatal wards at Liverpool Women’s Hospital and the neonatal unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. However, if the successful candidate has a primarily paediatric surgical background then there may be scope for the candidate to solely work in the neonatal surgical intensive care unit on the Alder Hey site when it opens in 2026 and develop specific neonatal surgical intensive care experience. There may be an opportunity for some time within the posts to include some protected time to work within either the research or simulation teams within the department. The department has a strong simulation faculty which runs weekly simulations across both sites of the LNP with extensive plans for a simulation programme prior to opening of the new unit later this year. Up to 50% of the working time may be available to support the simulation team within one of the posts for an appropriate candidate. The department has several active research projects that are currently being undertaken focussing on areas of haemodynamics, neonatal neurology and nutrition. There may be the possibility for some protected research time (up to 30%) within the post to support one of these projects. These posts are for 12 months and do not come with specific research funding therefore any additional research proposals or specific postgraduate research degrees will require separate funding. Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form. Note: U nder current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust has a responsibility and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Every employee of the Trust has a responsibility and is duty bound always to act in the best interest of a child or adult about whom we may have concerns. Trust policy requires the cost of DBS applications be recovered via salary. The amount of £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 0(enhanced) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement in post. The Trust is committed to creating a well-managed,flexible working environment that supports staff & promotes welfare & development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity;we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment & selection process is accessible to all.Flexible Working applications will be considered. If you are disabled and have special support needs in applying for a job, attending for an interview or in undertaking any tests as part of a selection process, please contact the Trust’s recruitment team on 0151 7064666 and someone from that team will ensure that the recruiting manager is aware of your particular needs. Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band. LWH has a responsibility & is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children, young people & vulnerable adults & for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Every employee of the Trust has a responsibility & is duty bound always to act in the best interest of a child or adult about whom we may have concerns. Liverpool Women’s Hospital is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. To this end, we particularly welcome applicants from racially minoritised backgrounds, who have a disability, or are members of the Armed Forces, Reservists or Veterans.