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Main area
Neonatal Unit
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
337-MS-1821-SM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park Hospital
Town
Harrow
Salary
£41,750 - £54,468 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2025 08:00

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Neonatal Trust Doctor

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

  •  Delivery rate is 4,800 per year. NNU (Level II) has 5 intensive, 3 HDU and 16 special care cots. NICU admits around 400 babies per year, 135 intensive admissions per year (1200 int. days per year). Daily Consultant led ward rounds.
  • All Trust employees are expected to be flexible in terms of site of work within Trust premises and the post will be based at Northwick Park Hospital.
  • The neonatal trainees are responsible for the care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the postnatal wards and in the labour ward

Main duties of the job

  • The management of the babies in the NICU, SCBU & in the Post-natal Wards with support and doctors of registrar and consultant
  • Be part of ward rounds in the Neonatal Unit and the Post-natal Wards and performing relevant practical procedures (peripheral venous cannulation, lumbar puncture, cranial ultra sound scans, etc). There is also a daily Consultant Ward Round.
  •  Chance to perform procedures such as umbilical lines, long lines and endotracheal intubation under supervision
  • Participate in Multicenter Trials
  • Attend Perinatal Morbidity/Mortality Psychosocial Meetings and Network teaching

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • The management of the babies in the NICU, SCBU & in the Post-natal Wards with support and doctors of registrar and consultant
  • Be part of ward rounds in the Neonatal Unit and the Post-natal Wards and performing relevant practical procedures (peripheral venous cannulation, lumbar puncture, cranial ultra sound scans, etc). There is also a daily Consultant Ward Round.
  •  Chance to perform procedures such as umbilical lines, long lines and endotracheal intubation under supervision
  • Participate in Multicenter Trials
  • Attend Perinatal Morbidity/Mortality Psychosocial Meetings and Network teaching

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCP
  • MBBS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPCH

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria
  • Senior House Officer (SHO)
Desirable criteria
  • Previous neonatal experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Khadija Ben-Sasi
Job title
Women and Children - Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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