# Neonatal Echocardiography and POCUS Senior Clinical Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-echocardiography-and-pocus-senior-clinical-fellow/ce042d87-3c57-4566-944a-49875d90ba2c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-echocardiography-and-pocus-senior-clinical-fellow/ce042d87-3c57-4566-944a-49875d90ba2c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (6-12 months) - **Employment type:** 40 hours per week (Full Time - 40 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T11:13:24.282Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v7996056 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7996056?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We look forward to a Senior Clinical Fellow joining our targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) and point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) team. This post is either 6 or 12 months long and taking applicants for September 2026 or as soon as available to commence. The postholder must be skilled and enthusiastic with extensive neonatal experience in tertiary level neonatal units. This post is most suited to doctors who have finished their neonatal training, are close to finishing or have extensive experience in tertiary neonatal units. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate substantial interest and ideally some initial previous experience with neonatal echocardiography/ ultrasound. Download the full job description for all the details of this post ### Main duties of the job This post is one of its kind involving clinical commitments on our tertiary surgical neonatal intensive care and substantial commitment to point of care imaging involving neonatal structural echocardiography, functional echocardiography, lung ultrasound and ultrasound to define position of central venous catheters. You will be supervised by consultant neonatologists accredited with European Academy of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) certification for congenital heart disease echocardiography who collaborate closely with on-site fetal/ paediatric cardiologists from the Royal Brompton Hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities St. George’s is a busy London surgical tertiary neonatal unit that works closely with its nationally commissioned specialist Fetal Medine Unit. The neonatal unit undertakes over 500 Point of Care ultrasound assessments every year. In addition to acute POCUS assessments, the neonatal service runs 52 neonatal cardiology clinics every year. The neonatal cardiology service is supported by the Paediatric Cardiology service from the Royal Brompton Hospital. The neonatal unit has an excellent training record for neonatal echocardiography. So far eight trainees trained at St. George’s Hospital progressed to successfully complete the European Academy of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) certification for echocardiography for congenital heart disease. The neonatal unit hosts the very popular Echocardiography for Neonatologists Course twice a year with delegates participating from all over UK and internationally. The Neonatal POCUS service is led by neonatal consultants (POCUS trainers) who have extensive experience in neonatal echocardiography and POCUS assessments. POCUS trainers on neonatal unit also teach on the annual St George’s Advanced Neonatal Cardiorespiratory Support study day which has individual POCUS workshops and national POCUS courses. The trainers are actively involved in the recently formed British Association of Perinatal medicine NeoFocus-UK special interest group. The training will be in accordance with evidence-based recommendations for targeted neonatal echocardiography, neonatal POCUS practice and education considering the governance framework, evolving nature of this sub-speciality, overlap & distinction between echocardiography, TNE and POCUS. Download the full job description for the objectives for this job. ## Job Details We look forward to a Senior Clinical Fellow joining our targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) and point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) team. This post is either 6 or 12 months long and taking applicants for September 2026 or as soon as available to commence. The postholder must be skilled and enthusiastic with extensive neonatal experience in tertiary level neonatal units. This post is most suited to doctors who have finished their neonatal training, are close to finishing or have extensive experience in tertiary neonatal units. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate substantial interest and ideally some initial previous experience with neonatal echocardiography/ ultrasound. Download the full job description for all the details of this post ## Job Description This post is one of its kind involving clinical commitments on our tertiary surgical neonatal intensive care and substantial commitment to point of care imaging involving neonatal structural echocardiography, functional echocardiography, lung ultrasound and ultrasound to define position of central venous catheters. You will be supervised by consultant neonatologists accredited with European Academy of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) certification for congenital heart disease echocardiography who collaborate closely with on-site fetal/ paediatric cardiologists from the Royal Brompton Hospital. ## Responsibilities St. George’s is a busy London surgical tertiary neonatal unit that works closely with its nationally commissioned specialist Fetal Medine Unit. The neonatal unit undertakes over 500 Point of Care ultrasound assessments every year. In addition to acute POCUS assessments, the neonatal service runs 52 neonatal cardiology clinics every year. The neonatal cardiology service is supported by the Paediatric Cardiology service from the Royal Brompton Hospital. The neonatal unit has an excellent training record for neonatal echocardiography. So far eight trainees trained at St. George’s Hospital progressed to successfully complete the European Academy of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) certification for echocardiography for congenital heart disease. The neonatal unit hosts the very popular Echocardiography for Neonatologists Course twice a year with delegates participating from all over UK and internationally. The Neonatal POCUS service is led by neonatal consultants (POCUS trainers) who have extensive experience in neonatal echocardiography and POCUS assessments. POCUS trainers on neonatal unit also teach on the annual St George’s Advanced Neonatal Cardiorespiratory Support study day which has individual POCUS workshops and national POCUS courses. The trainers are actively involved in the recently formed British Association of Perinatal medicine NeoFocus-UK special interest group. The training will be in accordance with evidence-based recommendations for targeted neonatal echocardiography, neonatal POCUS practice and education considering the governance framework, evolving nature of this sub-speciality, overlap & distinction between echocardiography, TNE and POCUS. Download the full job description for the objectives for this job. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Sound experience of advanced neonatal procedures. - Special interest in neonatal ultrasound/ targeted echocardiography **Desirable** - Enthusiasm to teach skills to others - Evidence of previous neonatal ultrasound/ echo experience ### Personal **Essential** - Ability to work in a Multi disciplinary team - Commitment to continuing medical education - Good interpersonal skills - Good organisational skills - Flexible approach **Desirable** - Supportive nature - Ability to self motivate and motivate others ### Knowledge **Essential** - Higher knowledge in neonatology - Child safeguarding - Willingness to learn - Evidence of involvement in multi-disciplinary audit - Understanding of Clinical Governance issues **Desirable** - Formal audit training - Formal risk training ### Experience **Essential** - Tertiary neonatal experience - NLS provider - NHS experience **Desirable** - NLS Instructor - CCST or CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) or equivalent on specialist register by equivalence - Child Safeguarding level 3 training ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Full registration with GMC - MBBS, MRCP or MRCPCH or equivalent **Desirable** - Ideas for a research project. ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [neonatal echocardiography and point of care ultrasound (pocus) senior clinical fellow (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10280515) ## 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.