Consultant Neonatologist
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Brighton, BN2 5BEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed substantive Consultant Neonatologist to join the ...
Clinical care and service delivery
o Provide consultant-led neonatal intensive care, high-dependency care, special care and transitional/postnatal neonatal care across RSCH and PRH.
o Lead consultant ward rounds, multidisciplinary reviews, handovers and family meetings.
o Attend and supervise management of high-risk deliveries and neonatal resuscitation.
o Provide antenatal counselling for families where neonatal admission, premature birth, congenital anomaly or neonatal surgery is anticipated.
o Undertake neonatal follow-up and other agreed specialist clinics.
o Contribute to neonatal transport advice and activity in accordance with competence, service need and the agreed job plan.
o Work collaboratively with maternity, fetal medicine, paediatric surgery, radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, pharmacy, pathology, community and network colleagues.
o Promote Family Integrated Care, shared decision-making, compassionate communication and equitable access to services.
o Ensure accurate clinical documentation, coding and timely correspondence and undertake patient-related administration within DCC time.
Clinical governance, quality and safety
o Participate in morbidity and mortality review, governance meetings, incident review, complaints learning, audit and clinical effectiveness activity.
o Support guideline development, implementation of evidence-based practice, risk management and learning from deaths.
For more detailed information about this post please find attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Proposed Interview Date: Nov/Dec 2026
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.
Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential
- Basic medical degree
- MRCPCH or recognised equivalent. or its recognised equivalent.
- Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview.
- If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Paediatrics with neonatal medicine credentials s or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date.
- If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Completed NTN Neonatology training programme -MD/PhD Higher degree (MD, PhD or MSc)
- ARNI provider/instructor; additional relevant accreditation or leadership qualification
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- Higher specialist training and substantial experience in tertiary neonatal intensive care; competence in neonatal resuscitation, invasive ventilation, high-frequency ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia and care of surgical neonates; experience of neonatal follow-up, antenatal counselling and multidisciplinary working; Understanding of clinical risk management
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Desirable: - oNeonatal Transport Experience; - oEchocardiography or cranial ultrasound expertise; - oComplementary specialist interest aligned to service priorities
Knowledge
Desirable: - oBreadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential: - oExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
Teaching Skills
Essential: - oEvidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable: - oRecognised teaching qualification
Academic and Research
Essential: - oEvidence of participation in audit
Desirable: - oResearch experience; - oPublications; - oPrizes and honours
Career Progression
Essential: - oAppropriate progression of career to date
How to apply
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First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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