# Senior Clinical Fellow NICU- London NTS Fellowship **Company**: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Experience**: senior **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: £45715.00 to £69976.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9289-SC-489?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_646e9f2b-950 ## Description An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Clinical Fellows aiming to achieve specialist registration in Neonatal Medicine through the Portfolio Pathway by rotating between a busy surgical neonatal unit (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital) and the London Neonatal Transfer Service. The programme is also open to candidates looking to gain valuable neonatal and transport experience via the Out of Programme (OOP) route. The fellowship programme will run from September 2026, over a period of 1 to 2 years, depending on the candidate's needs and the availability of training spaces in participating hospitals: a) 12 months: 6 months Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 6 months London NTS b) 24 months: 12 months Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 12 months London NTS It will include working across 2 hospitals: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital will be the main employer, with honorary contracts offered when rotating to the London Neonatal Transfer Service (located at Royal London Hospital). **Main duties of the job** The programme consists of structured rotation through the 2 centres where bespoke educational supervision and support will be provided depending on the needs of the candidate. Both services provide care to a wide variety of patients including premature babies, surgical conditions and those with complex medical needs. There will be access to learning opportunities across clinical care, research, governance, teaching and risk management with a focus on helping candidates achieve the competencies and sign-offs they need for the Portfolio Pathway (previously called CESR pathway). **Job responsibilities** - Operational management of NICU under direct supervision of consultant neonatologists - Daily consultant ward rounds and a weekly nutrition ward round - Lead ward round and clinical decision making once a week on the registrar led ward round - Overseeing documentation and progress of discharge summaries - Support of SHOs in the assessment and management of acutely ill and postnatal ward neonates. - Attendance at the weekly grand round with neonatal and paediatric surgical consultants - Weekly liaison meeting with NICU staff and social services - Weekly perinatal grand round with all obstetricians and neonatologists - Liaison with neonatal surgical team and anaesthetists, paediatric cardiology and respiratory teams - Involvement in neonatal medical and neurodevelopmental follow-up clinics - Participate in neonatal transport (when not performed by NTS) **Person Specification** **Education and Qualifications** - MRCPCH or equivalent - GMC Registration - Safeguarding Training - MBBS - Certified New-born Life Support Provider **Experience** - Middle grade experience in a neonatal unit - at least 6 months - Previous experience in a tertiary neonatal unit - at least 6 months **Skills and knowledge** - Competent in resuscitating and stabilising neonates - Intubating and Managing Ventilated Neonates - Competent in neonatal procedures like umbilical catheterisation ## Skills ### Required - neonatal resuscitation - intubation - management of ventilated infants - umbilical catheterisation - MRCPCH - GMC Registration - Safeguarding Training - MBBS - Certified New-born Life Support Provider ### Nice to have - Higher Degree in Paediatrics/ Teaching/ Research - Good Clinical Practice certified - Advanced Paediatric Life Support Provider - Life Support courses Trainer - Design and manage clinical audit projects - Publications in peer reviewed journals - Experience in managing pre and post-surgical aspects of neonatal care - Perform Neonatal Echocardiograms - Ability to perform Cranial ultrasound scans - Supervise junior trainees and involve in informal and formal teaching --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9289-SC-489?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)