Clinical Fellow In Neonatal Medicine With Simulation
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.
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Job overview
This role would be split with 50% working as a neonatal education fellow within the department and 50% time on the tier 2 neonatal clinical rota. This is an especially exciting time to join the simulation team as simulation has a key role in preparing staff for the opening of the new neonatal surgical unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
The posts are ideally suited for anyone looking to gain additional clinical experience in tertiary neonatal medicine, as well as options to develop further experience in education and simulation. This is not a recognised training post but may be taken up as an OOPE and also is suitable for paediatric CCT holder to gain additional experience in neonatology prior to taking up a Consultant post.
Main duties of the job
The clinical aspect of the post will involve working on the tier 2 medical rota providing clinical care across the neonatal unit, the low dependency unit and postnatal wards. This is a 9 person ST4+ rota that incorporates weekends, long days and nights and the shifts will be allocated pro rata at 50% to balance with the educational commitments described above.In addition to the ST4+ rota we have a 9 person ST 1-3 rota and a 25 person ANNP rota split into two tiers with some ANNPs specialising in low dependency care.
The Education Fellow post will offer the opportunity to further develop the simulation programmes across both sites, work with other specialities for interdepartmental simulations and have an important role in contributing to the safe opening of the new neonatal surgical unit.The post holder will design new simulation scenarios, facilitate the simulations and lead the debriefs for each session. The simulations will incorporate both staff from the medical and nursing teams and become part of the training offered to all staff working on the unit.
Working for our organisation
The Liverpool Neonatal Partnership brings together two world renowned NHS organisations, working together to provide seamless Neonatal Services for the city of Liverpool: Liverpool Women’s and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation trusts.
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 22 cot Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will open on the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Site in January 2026.This new unit will consist of single-family rooms only and be the only unit of its type in the UK.
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 22 cot Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will open on the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Site in January 2026.This new unit will consist of single-family rooms only and be the only unit of its type in the UK.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a 12-month post due to start in September 2025. This role would be split with 50% working as a neonatal education fellow within the department and 50% time on the tier 2 neonatal clinical rota. This is a tertiary neonatal unit with a stand-alone rota, there is no cross covering with paediatrics.The split of hours across the week can be negotiated when starting in the post.
Over the past 12 months, a regular simulation programme has been established across the 2 sites in the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. The programme aims to meet the simulation training needs of both medical and nursing staff, along with testing systems and processes in both units.
Please refer to the attached job description for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC.
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Research
Essential criteria- Understanding of research methodology
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria- Completion of basic specialist training in paediatrics
- 6 months tier 2 experience in covering Level 2 Neonatal care.
- 6 months tier 2 experience in tertiary Neonatology
- Neonatal surgical experience
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria- Enthusiasm for and interest in training and education.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
- Previous experience/training in delivery of simulation training
- Formal training in teaching/assessing
Clinical Governance and Audit
Essential criteria- Understands the principles of clinical governance.
- Experience in performing clinical audit.
- Experience of clinical risk management
- Experience of quality improvement implementation
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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.
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