Clinical Fellow in Neonates
The closing date is 28 May 2026
This is an exciting, new, fixed-term post designed to improve quality and provide more continuity in the neonatal service in line with the new neonatal designation. The post combines the opportunity to take a key role in service development and training with high quality clinical presence in the neonatal unit and delivery suite. Royal United Hospital Bath is an established LNU seeking to develop it's transitional care and outreach services and the successful candidate would play a key role in reviewing and developing postnatal infant care.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities would include delivering the neonatal induction program for our tier one junior doctors and supporting them in neonatal resuscitation and delivery room management as well as in maintaining good consistent care on the neonatal unit and postnatal wards. The post holder could be responsible for development and expansion of our interdepartmental simulation-based teaching program. The unit currently provides clinical placement for an ANNP student, and the post-holder would be involved in supporting and supervising the clinical aspects of their training within the neonatal unit.
This post in part is developed to provide continuity of service when there are gaps in the tier 2 paediatric or Nicu rota. With notice there may be a requirement for the successful candidate to provide some out of hours tier 2 cover.
Job responsibilities
We are reviewing and expanding our transitional care, and extending our communityoutreach provision of home tube feeding to include babies requiring home phototherapyand ambulatory antibiotics and the successful applicant would have dedicated time tobe the medical lead to guide these projectsThis post in part is developed to provide continuity of service when there are gaps inthe tier 2 paediatric or Nicu rota. With notice there may be a requirement for thesuccessful candidate to provide some out of hours tier 2 cover
Qualifications
* GMC Registration
* APLS
* NLS
Knowledge
* Demonstration of basic knowledge in paediatrics
* Evidence of experience in paediatrics
Personal attributes
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with the MDT
* Caring attitude
* Ability to function successfully under pressure
* Ability to seek advice and support from senior colleagues when appropriate
* Academic excellence
Audit
* Understands principles of medical audit
Other
* Sets realistic goals, deadlines, good time management and organisation
* Ability to manage rotas/meetings
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.
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
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