Job overview

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and hardworking doctor to join our Neonatal Department as Junior Specialist doctor at MMUH, Birmingham.

This post will be six months in the first instance starting from 6th of May 2025 with the possibility of longer term opportunities within the Trust subject to performance, progress and vacancies. These posts would be at aimed at junior grade ST1-3 level and whilst not approved training posts we would mirror the training opportunities to those given to training post holders.

Post may close early if enough suitable applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The JSD Neonate post will allow you to consolidate your experience in a supportive Neonates environment, giving you wide ranging clinical exposure and training in a progressive Trust that has won numerous national and local awards. We would be keen to work with successful applicants and help you continue to build your Neonatal Career. We envisage that the JSD would act as a stepping stone into specialty training and we would look to encourage and fully support successful completion of paediatric exams. The successful candidates will have foundation year training or equivalent and an interest in General Pediatrics and Neonates, full GMC Registration with a license to practice.  Recent experience in Paediatrics or neonates is desirable.  Knowledge of the workings of the NHS is preferable.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;

Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three