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Essential
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- Skills and Abilities
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Skills and Abilities
Good communication skills
- Skills and Abilities
Honesty and reliability
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
- Skills and Abilities
Flexibility
- Skills and Abilities
Critical approach to work
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Demonstrates initiative
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Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
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Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
- Additional and Aptitudes
IT skills on all Microsoft packages
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Fluent English speaker
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Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of specialty.
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Interest in research
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Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
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Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
- Knowledge and Experience
Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients.
- Knowledge and Experience
Good clinical judgement
- Knowledge and Experience
Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Knowledge and Experience
At least 6 months UK experience
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Completed pre-registration year (or equivalent outside the UK)
- Knowledge and Experience
Previous experience in Paediatrics
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Understand Audit/governance processes
- Qualifications and Training
Registered with GMC (UK)
- Qualifications and Training
MB BS (or equivalent)
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Technical skills involved in the care of children
- Qualifications and Training
MRCP Part 1
- Qualifications and Training
APLS, NLS
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Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
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Proven track record in teaching.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time Fixed Term Clinical Fellow post in Neonatal Medicine (ST1–3 equivalent), based within the Neonatal Unit at Southmead Hospital. The post is available to start as soon as possible and is initially offered for 12 months. There are 2 posts available.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a busy tertiary neonatal centre. Southmead Hospital is home to a 16-cot Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit and serves as a tertiary medical neonatal centre and joint lead provider for the South West Neonatal Network. With approximately 5,500 births each year, the unit delivers the full spectrum of neonatal intensive care, accepting tertiary referrals from across the South West.
The Neonatal Unit is recognised for its specialist expertise in Neonatal Neurology and provides a regional tertiary referral service for the South West of England. The department has a strong reputation for clinical excellence, research, education and evidence-based practice, offering an outstanding learning environment for doctors wishing to develop their neonatal medicine experience.
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications for flexible and job-share working arrangements.
Main duties of the job
Although this post does not hold postgraduate deanery approval and is not recognised for formal training, it offers high-quality educational and clinical experience within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will join the neonatal medical team and participate in a full shift rota, contributing to the delivery of high-quality care for babies requiring intensive, high dependency and specialist neonatal services.
Applicants must hold full GMC registration and have experience working within UK hospital systems and practices.
This post offers valuable exposure to a wide range of neonatal conditions and provides opportunities to develop clinical skills within a tertiary referral setting, supported by experienced consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding the main duties of this job, please see the full job description attached.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow (ST1-3) in Neonatal Medicine with North Bristol NHS Trust in Bristol, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £55,355 - £67,325 pa pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term due to covering a secondment). The application deadline is 12 Nov 2026.
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