Job summary

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

CONSULTANT IN NEONATAL MEDICINE

Applications are invited to apply for three posts in Neonatal Medicine based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU.

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a regional centre for prenatal and feto-maternal medicine and the OUH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the regional medical and surgical referral centre for complex neonatal care in the Thames Valley Neonatal Network (31000 births). The NICU also provides all new-born care services for the local population (8500 deliveries). The unit currently has 50 cots (16 ICU/12HDU/22SCBU). The neonatal unit runs a large international medical recruitment programme and experience in supporting the education or training of junior doctors is desirable. Experience in managing a neonatal transport service is desirable. The appointee will be expected to participate in the on-call rota and may be required to work on any other site as required by the OUH Trust in the future

The successful applicant will join a team of 9 existing consultants.

The new appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced senior clinical team and established MDT. We would encourage candidates interested in applying for this role to get in touch using the contact information at the bottom of this advert with any questions or if you would like to arrange an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

1.JOB TITLE:Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

2.GRADE:Consultant

DEPARTMENT:Newborn Care Services

Children's Directorate

3.ACCOUNTABLE TO: Amit Gupta, Clinical Lead, Newborn Care Services

Alex Lee, Clinical Director, Department Paediatrics

4.PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

The postholder's duties will be primarily at John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.

Clinical

The post includes attending duties covering neonatal intensive /high dependency/ low dependency care, outpatient follow-up. The postholder will also provide clinical support to the Regional Newborn Transport Service (SONeT) and Neonatal Network (Thames Valley & Wessex Neonatal ODN). Consultants participate in a non-resident emergency nighttime on-call service for the neonatal unit with a second on call system for transport - with a combined-on call frequency of approximately 1 in 4 including prospective cover.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Details

Date posted

08 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-MS-CON-8186947-S5

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley way

OXFORD

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Neonatal Consultant Job plan New appointment

The neonatal unit has identical weeks for clinical service for all consultants.

The job plan below has 8.5 Clinical Pas and 1.5 SPA. Each time tabled activity is a discrete block, and a new consultant appointment would need to do 5 of each to make up to 8.5 DCC.

Timetable blocks

All consultants undertake identical block of clinical activities.

The timetable for each block and Job Plan is outlined on pages 9 and 10 of the attached Job Description.

Job description Job responsibilities Neonatal Consultant Job plan New appointment The neonatal unit has identical weeks for clinical service for all consultants. The job plan below has 8.5 Clinical Pas and 1.5 SPA. Each time tabled activity is a discrete block, and a new consultant appointment would need to do 5 of each to make up to 8.5 DCC. Timetable blocks All consultants undertake identical block of clinical activities. The timetable for each block and Job Plan is outlined on pages 9 and 10 of the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register with CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) OR CESR in neonates OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview. Applicants who have begun their CESR application but not completed it are welcome to apply

Desirable

• Instructor in Neonatal Life Support
• Transport Training
• Higher medical degree

Experience

Essential

• Work - A wide experience in the management of all aspects of neonatal intensive care at regional level.
• Work - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems
• Level of responsibility - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems.

Desirable

• Previous Consultant Experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Leadership Skills - Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Organisation and management skills - Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Professional - extra skills or achievements - Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork.

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Experience in supporting/leading recruitment of junior doctors from overseas.

Communicarion & Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Highly committed to team work.

Teaching & Training skills

Essential

• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Enthusiastic teacher and trainer

Desirable

• Formal training in teaching skills
• Formal training in assessment and appraisal
• Experience of educational supervision

Clinical governance experience

Essential

• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable

• Investigation training

Research Skills

Essential

• Experience of entering babies to multicentre randomised controlled trials

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications
• Research grants
• GCP training

Other

Essential

• Transport - Travel to fulfil clinical commitments

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full GMC with licence to practice MRCPCH or equivalent. Entry on GMC Specialist Register with CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) OR CESR in neonates OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview. Applicants who have begun their CESR application but not completed it are welcome to apply Desirable Instructor in Neonatal Life Support Transport Training Higher medical degree Experience Essential Work - A wide experience in the management of all aspects of neonatal intensive care at regional level. Work - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems Level of responsibility - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems. Desirable Previous Consultant Experience Skills & Knowledge Essential Leadership Skills - Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital. Organisation and management skills - Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Professional - extra skills or achievements - Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork. Desirable Management qualification Experience in supporting/leading recruitment of junior doctors from overseas. Communicarion & Interpersonal Skills Essential Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Highly committed to team work. Teaching & Training skills Essential Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training. Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees Enthusiastic teacher and trainer Desirable Formal training in teaching skills Formal training in assessment and appraisal Experience of educational supervision Clinical governance experience Essential Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities Desirable Investigation training Research Skills Essential Experience of entering babies to multicentre randomised controlled trials Desirable Peer reviewed publications Research grants GCP training Other Essential Transport - Travel to fulfil clinical commitments

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley way

OXFORD

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley way

OXFORD

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)