Advertising for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonates.
Day time neonatal services are provided by 2 consultants, one covering intensive care, and one supporting service, as well as 2 Tier 2 doctors and 3 Tier 1 doctors (and/or ANNP covering either level). Out of hours, the service is provided by: on call Consultant, resident Tier 2 (Specialty registrar ST4-8, or experienced ANNP) and resident Tier 1 (ST1-3) doctor.
As well as providing care to those who are born preterm, Bradford has a diverse, interesting and complex cohort of patients, including those with antenatally diagnosed congenital anomalies, and presenting with genetic or metabolic disorders.
You will be responsible for care of new-born babies throughout the Neonatal Service.
Please note this is a FTC (Fixed Term Contract) to April 2027 from start date.
You will be responsible for care of newborn babies throughout the Neonatal Service.
Being the first responder at deliveries requiring a paediatrician presence
Reviewing babies thought to be unwell both on labour ward and the post-natal ward, or those with additional care needs as identified through neonatal alerts and post-natal checks
Providing support and completing tasks on the transitional care unit such as discharge checks and Badger letters
Admitting babies to the neonatal unit
Performing required tasks and procedures on the neonatal unit such as venepuncture and cannulation, and umbilical lines and percutaneous long lines (with support depending on level of experience)
Attending neonatal ward rounds and carrying out required tasks – this may involve prescriptions of medications and parental nutrition, requesting tests and completing administrative tasks such as referrals on to other specialties
Our neonatal unit has a strong focus on research. We encourage all our junior doctors to be GCP trained and to be involved in any ongoing studies. This may include identifying potential participants, performing tasks and procedures associated with the trials, and in some appropriate cases recruiting and consenting.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced junior doctor to work at tier 1 level on a busy tertiary neonatal unit. Ideally this person should have experience of working in neonates, but those who have paediatric experience will also be considered. We would consider appointing to less than full time working hours, or a flexible working pattern.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
