Job summary
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is located in the Women & Children's Hospital. We are a 30 bedded tertiary/ Level 3/ Advanced NICU with 12 intensive care and High Dependency Cots, 14 Special Care cots and a 4 bed Transitional Care ward. The unit is linked to a 6000+ deliveries per year obstetric unit including a foetal medicine centre. A full range of neonatal intensive care experience is available during training including high frequency oscillatory ventilation, nitric oxide and therapeutic hypothermia. Observation of Neonatal Surgery is possible in the co-located paediatric Theatres and experience in peri-operative care on NICU available. There is excellent access to tertiary paediatric services such as Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Genetics within the network.

Main duties of the job
This post would be suitable for an individual looking for UK NICU/ Tertiary/level 3 experience. In addition to the clinical experience, the Post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills in research, simulation, service improvement and build skills in Neonatal POCUS.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Date posted: 19 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 a year PA PR
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 356-26-8371624
Closing date: 02 November 2026

Person Specification
Professional Registration

• Essential: Full Registration with the GMC

Qualifications and Training

• Essential: MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Essential: MB ChB or Equivalent
• Desirable: Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD

Clinical Experience

• Essential: Foundation Competencies (or equivalent) achieved successfully
• Essential: Minimum 6 months Training and/ or experience of working in an NHS NICU (Level 3) at Tier 1 level or 6 months experience of Tier 2 NICU / PICU within NHS
• Essential: Equivalent overseas experience maybe considered on exceptional individual case basis.
• Desirable: Additional Neonatal/ PICU Experience
• Desirable: Previous Paediatric Experience at Tier 2 level
• Desirable: Previous Paediatric cardiology/ surgery experience.

Skills, Knowledge & Training

• Essential: NLS provider
• Essential: Competent in resuscitating and stabilising neonates
• Essential: Intubating and Managing Ventilated Neonates
• Essential: Competent in neonatal procedures like umbilical catheterisation
• Essential: Safeguarding Level 1 Training
• Desirable: Experience in managing pre and post-surgical aspects of neonatal care
• Desirable: Perform Neonatal Echocardiograms
• Desirable: Ability to perform Cranial ultrasound
• Desirable: Design and manage clinical audit projects
• Desirable: Supervise junior trainees and involve in informal and formal teaching
• Desirable: Safeguarding Level 2 & 3 Training

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Committed to patient focused care
• Essential: Motivation for personal development and improvement
• Essential: Ability to work as a team member in own and allied disciplines
• Essential: Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Essential: Excellent communication skills
• Essential: Reliability
• Desirable: Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Dr E Peirce, e.peirce@nhs.net, 01482607785

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