Description
The London Neonatal Transfer Service (NTS) is offering 6-12-month fellowships with the option to extend by mutual agreement. The posts suit senior middle-grade or post-CCT doctors who seek focused training in neonatal transport together with leadership, quality-improvement and operational experience before consultant appointment.
The London NTS processed 2,340 requests and completed 1,903 transfers in 2023-24, including 950 emergencies. The service covers emergency uplift, palliative and elective repatriation across 26 London units, with occasional PICU transfers. A dedicated NTS Consultant Neonatologist is always available for clinical and operational advice. Fellows typically lead 80-100 emergency transfers in six months, each formally debriefed and logged for reflection.
As a Trust Doctor, you will join an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team and benefit from:
- Leadership, management, research, QI and CPD opportunities
- Regular simulation, Human Factors and clinical governance sessions
- Access to the co-located 44-cot medico-surgical NICU, Children's Hospital and Fetal Medicine service at the Royal London Hospital
Fellows participate in a compliant, rolling full-shift rota with scheduled admin and professional-development time. Flexibility and collaborative rota management are actively encouraged.
The salary range for this position is £51,931 to £69,976 per annum.