Trust Doctor in Neonatal Medicine

Title: Trust Doctor in Neonatal Medicine

Advert location: Leeds

Postcode: LS9 7TF

Country: GB

Advertised salary: ST3-5 - £67,325 -

Contract: Permanent

Job reference: 001996 Salary: ST3-5 - £67,325 - Closing date: 21/09/2026 Department: NTGD - Neonatal Services LGI

Location:

St James's University Hospital Division:
Childrens CSU Hours Per Week: 40

For questions about this job, contact:

Chris Forster

Consultant

Shortlisting Date: 18th September

Interview Date: TBC for 22nd September

We are inviting applications to fill our Trust Doctor vacancy at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Department of Neonatal Medicine. This post will commence as soon as possible.

Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice by the intended start date.

We are inviting applicants to join our busy but welcoming neonatal service as a Trust Grade based at St James University Hospital in Leeds in West Yorkshire. This role is suitable for applicants at ST4+ / Registrar (middle grade level) with experience in paediatrics and neonatology. It is ideally suited to candidates wishing to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team supported by Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Tertiary Neonatal Consultants.

This post is part of a workforce expansion to increase the level of care at SJUH to Level 2 (LNU). The post holder will participate in a Tier 2 rota at SJUH and be involved in covering all aspects of inpatient care including long day ward cover and night shifts. This will involve delivering care to babies in the neonatal unit into high dependency and special care areas.

In addition there will opportunities to take part in departmental audit and governance projects, with some additional shifts being offered in intensive care se will be on an ad-hoc basis and organised following discussion with the successful candidate. In addition they will be expected to lead service development projects with oversight from the clinical lead.

Applicants should have established skills in Paediatric and Neonatal Medicine and experience in attending deliveries. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

The Leeds Regional Neonatal Service comprises one level 3 unit (NICU) at LGI and a level 1 unit (SCBU) at SJUH, each with a transitional care unit and attached to a busy delivery suite. The neonatal service is one of the busiest in the country with 1700 admissions per year, providing 4000 intensive care days and a further 4000 high dependency care days per year.

There are approximately 10,000 deliveries across the two sites. These posts are part of a workforce expansion to facilitate the uplift of SJUH to a Level 2 (LNU) neonatal unit.

Our St James's NNU where this job is based has 18 cots with a stabilisation space for babies unexpectedly requiring intensive care. There is a transitional care ward (13 beds) attached which admits infants of 33 weeks gestational age and above. Babies requiring intensive care are transferred to the LGI unit which cares for the full range of medical, surgical and cardiac neonatal intensive care.

There are 24 cots on NNU including 13 ICU and 10 surgical. There is a fully integrated specialist neonatal surgical service with joint care provided by medical and surgical consultants in the intensive and high dependency areas.

The Leeds Neonatal service is award winning and leading the field in family integrated care, infection prevention and benefits from a well-established Outreach Service. The service is also supported by a comprehensive AHP team. The Neonatal Service is also very active in its participation in research and is part of a number of large national trials.

• make the care or your patient your first concern
• provide a good standard of practice and care
• take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised
• protect and promote the health of patients and of the public
• treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
• work in partnership with patients
• work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients' interests
• be honest and open and act with integrity
• never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
• never abuse your patients' trust in you or the public's trust in the profession.

Evidence of achievement of core competencies in paediatric…