# Junior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Intensive Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-clinical-fellow-in-neonatal-intensive-care/158c2842-f25d-4029-963e-a8d342a77c59 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-clinical-fellow-in-neonatal-intensive-care/158c2842-f25d-4029-963e-a8d342a77c59.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £54,499 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Start date) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:52:09.260Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Norwich_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Medicine/Neonatal_Medicine-v8147783 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8147783?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We invite applications for a Junior Clinical Fellow post at the Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Trust (NNUH). This post is a full-time post, for six months in the first instance to commence in September 2025, further extensions may be possible (with potential progression to Tier Two if experience allows). The successful applicant will join our team of Consultants, ANNPs, Clinical Fellows, Deanery Trainees and Physician Associates. The Neonatal Unit is one of 3 Regional Intensive Care Units within the Neonatal Operational Delivery Network for the East of England. The successful applicant will work with colleagues on the Neonatal Unit and will liaise with other specialities to support inpatient and outpatient neonatal care at NNUH. This post will provide an opportunity for developing further skills and expertise subject to the needs of the service and interest of appointee. ### Main duties of the job Duties will be in the neonatal department on the Tier 1 rota. There will be a mixture of long day/night shifts \[12.5 hours\] and shorter day shifts. Duties will be divided between Intensive/High Dependency Care, Special and Transitional Care and the care of infants on the post-natal wards. Duties will be shared with resident trainees \[ST1-3\] and Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and supervision and education will be provided by Consultants. Although the post is not formally recognised for specialist training by the East of England Deanery, the incumbent will have an educational supervisor and access to the training opportunities afforded to other doctors in training in the department. The selected candidate will work as part of the Tier One within NICU and will be responsible for clinical care of patients, the recording of notes (including Badger), communication with parents and colleagues and all other responsibilities of a resident doctor in the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification. Full GMC with licence to practise required on application. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice Maintaining good medical practice Professional behavior and probity Delivery of good acute clinical care Achieved competencies for UK foundation training Year One and Two. **Desirable** - Additional experience (E.g. A & E posts, Anaesthetics) ### Circumstances **Essential** - Ability to provide complete details of employment history ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with the GMC and with Licence to Practise; - Basic medical qualification (MB BS or equivalent) **Desirable** - Higher degree - MRCPCH or equivalent ### Clinical skills **Essential** - Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement. Potential to develop excellent diagnostic skills - Competence in key practical procedures appropriate for level of experience. - Ability to recognise a sick patient **Desirable** - Personal Attributes: Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity - Successful completion of NLS or equivalent ### Personal skills **Essential** - Communication Skills: Capacity to communicate effectively at different levels, e.g. with babies, young people and their families - Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding - Managing Others & Team Involvement: Capacity to work cooperatively with others & work effectively in a multidisciplinary team - Problem Solving & Decision Making: Demonstrates an analytic approach to practice. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to solving problems - Coping with Pressure: Capacity to manage acute situations under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances - Organisation & Planning: Capacity to achieve a balance between urgent and important demands - Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to monitor acute situations that may change rapidly **Desirable** - Previous paediatric experience ### Teaching skills **Essential** - Evidence of contribution to teaching and training of others **Desirable** - Teaching: Evidence of experience in organising teaching programmes ### Fitness to Practice **Essential** - Child Protection Training - Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice) **Desirable** - NLS provider qualification ### Audit, Research and Publications **Essential** - Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of importance of audit, risk management & research. - Potential to contribute to development in paediatrics / neonatology **Desirable** - Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements , e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements - Evidence of active participation in audit and/or risk management ### Communication and Language Skills **Essential** - Good relationships and communication with patients - Good working relationships with colleagues - All applicants to have demonstrated skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstratedby one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6 However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2809) - [staff benefits (pdf, 674.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=901) - [jcf job description (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10447157) - [our nnuh lgbt+ staff network (pdf, 675.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2367) - [our nnuh women's staff network (pdf, 103.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2473) - [our nnuh together staff network (pdf, 370.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2166) - [our nnuh diverse ability staff network (pdf, 607.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2424) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.