Senior Clinical Fellow

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Job overview

This is an exceptional opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to join the Neonatal Unit at University Hospital Lewisham as a full-time Senior Clinical Fellow. This 6-month, fixed-term position, starting on September 1, 2025, is a replacement post designed for a candidate eager to enhance their skills within a dynamic Local Neonatal Unit. The successful candidate will be fully integrated into the Neonatal Intensive Care Specialist Trainee rotation, providing an ideal platform to continue meeting and advancing their training and educational objectives while fulfilling their clinical responsibilities.

The role offers a unique chance to work under the guidance of Neonatal Consultants and contribute to the teaching program for medical undergraduates, junior doctors, and nursing staff. This position is particularly well-suited for an experienced Specialist Trainee Registrar looking to strengthen their CV before applying for a National Training Number (NTN).

Main duties of the job

The primary responsibilities of this role include working within a team of resident doctors in Neonates and continuing to pursue training and educational objectives. The Senior Clinical Fellow will share the responsibility with the Specialist Trainees for the day-to-day running of the Neonatal Department. They will also be responsible for developing their skills and will report to Consultant Paediatrician Joanna Lawrence. The post holder will be expected to organize themselves, manage their time and tasks, and prioritize clinical needs. They will also need to be able to coordinate and support junior colleagues and work in multi-disciplinary teams. An interest and experience in teaching, including case presentations, is also essential.

Working for our organisation

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was established in October 2013 and provides a wide range of acute healthcare services to over 526,000 people across the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and North Bexley. The Trust employs over 6,000 staff, making it one of the largest employers in South East London. University Hospital Lewisham is a campus for the Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine.

The Neonatal Unit is a Local Neonatal Unit (LNU) with 23 cots. The unit had 456 admissions last year and provides a separate rota for consultants, registrars, and senior house officers from the General Paediatric rota. The two neonatal units at Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital form the joint LGT Neonatal Service, with a shared vision of a seamless neonatal service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine, located at University Hospital Lewisham. The role involves working with nine Specialist Trainees and six Specialist Trainee Registrars, as well as six Consultants. The duties include participating in consultant ward rounds and leading ward rounds under consultant supervision. The timetable includes daily activities such as ward rounds and handovers, as well as weekly meetings like the Neonatal meeting, Perinatal Meeting, and Paediatric/Neonatal radiology meeting. On-call arrangements conform to the guidelines outlined in the "Hours of Work of Doctors in Training". The working week is 48 hours or less, and a rota system is operated to comply with local requirements and the new contract. The annual leave entitlement is 27 or 32 days per year, and study leave is 30 days per year for approved courses.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full current GMC registration with license to practice
• MB BS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• MRCPCH
• Additional qualifications

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Completed at least three years full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent) at least one of which will be in Neonatal Medicine or as a fixed term appointment in Neonates
• Significant full time (or its equivalent) experience of working in a middle grade role in Neonates.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates developing an area of interest in Neonatal Medicine

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Current provider status in at least one of the following advanced life support courses NLS or APLS
• Competent in routine Neonatal practical procedures as expected for experience

Desirable criteria

• NLS instructor
• Competent in full range of paediatric practical skills
• Child protection experience

Organisation & Planning

Essential criteria

• Ability to organise oneself, to manage time and task, and to prioritise clinical need.
• Ability to coordinate and support junior colleagues.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable criteria

• Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes

Audit/QI

Essential criteria

• Understanding of principles of quality improvement
• Understanding of evidence informed practice

Desirable criteria

• Participation in an audit/QI project

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm for teaching and experience of teaching and case presentations

Desirable criteria

• Teaching of medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 394.0KB)
• Working at LGT (PDF, 4.2MB)
• Visa and Certificate of Sponsorship Information for Applicants (PDF, 3.8MB)
• Candidate Guidance on the use of AI (PDF, 3.8MB)