Consultant Neonatologist

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Closing date: 15 January 2026

There is an exciting opportunity to join the consultant team working for the Leicester Neonatal Service. This is a substantive post and includes a resident on call commitment, working as a resident consultant with a team of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, middle grades and tier 1 doctors. The Leicester Neonatal Service is currently split across 2 sites. There are currently 42 cots with a plan to incrementally increase to a total of 48 cots over the next 3 years.

The first phase of this expansion is planned later this year. There wider plans to expand capacity to 70 cots as part of a new-build single site reconfiguration project. The Neonatal Service provides the full range of tertiary neonatal services including care for babies of all gestations, advanced modes of ventilation, neonatal surgery and close working links with the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre and the UK's largest ECMO service.

There are currently around 11,000 deliveries per annum in Leicester. We are the lead perinatal centre for the south hub of the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network. University Hospitals of Leicester is also host to the regional transport service (Cen Tre neonatal transport service). The Leicester Royal Infirmary is our main site. There are currently 18 cots that can provide flexible ITU / HDU care and 12 Special Care cots.

Our smaller unit is based at Leicester General Hospital. This unit functions as a Special Care Baby Unit and has 12 cots.

To support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;

To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;

Professional supervision and management of resident medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.

The post-holder is expected to participate in the teaching and training of resident staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for resident medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of resident staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.

Work effectively with Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine and Paediatric colleagues.

Work alongside the CMG Quality and Safety Team to ensure identification and reduction of risks, incidents and complaints to ensure learning takes place and the overall improvement of patient safety.

Actively ensure the appropriate safeguarding of patients.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all
• being a great place to work
• partnerships for impact
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate
• we are proud
• we are inclusive
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;

Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.

To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs.

Professional supervision and management of resident medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.

Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.

Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD. CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory. Managerial, including budgetary…