Locum Consultant Neonatologist

Job summary
Advertising for Locum Consultant Neonatologist, 12 month fixed term. This is a full time post for 10 programmed activities.

Less than full time applications are welcomed with appropriate job plan adjustment following discussion.

The postholder will manage and take overall responsibility for the health care for a proportion of all babies delivered in Bradford and needing admission to the neonatal unit or transitional care. The postholder will participate in an on call rota, on a 1 in 7 basis. Service periods will usually be a week at a time, and will be shared between consultants.

Outpatient services will be provided to all babies allocated to the care of the postholder. These outpatient clinics will not be held when the postholder is on service.

Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide and supervise general neonatal care to those well infants who are cared for on postnatal wards, and collaborate with other disciplines to continue to enhance the services provided.

The postholder may lead on one or more service developments to be agreed with the consultant team.

About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details
Date posted: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year PA
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 389-26-8229588
Job locations: Bradford Teaching Hospital, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The postholder will share responsibility for managing the neonatal service with colleagues, the unit manager and senior management.

The postholder will share responsibility for providing line management and support to trainee doctors, including providing support to QI / audit projects and supporting a proportion of the trainees through educational supervision.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Neonatology or equivalent experience

Skills
Essential

• Ability to perform the requirements of the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
• Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Outpatient experience in the management of graduates from neonatal care and those with medical problems consequent from congenital anomalies
• Experience of antenatal diagnosis and investigation of "at risk" pregnancies, working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of developing services through research, audit or literature review

Desirable

• NLS instructor
• Research experience, leading to presentations of findings at learned societies or publication in peer reviewed journals
• Formal training and experience in developmental assessment

Qualifications
Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCPCH (UK) or equivalent
• GMC and continue to hold a licence to practise

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.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bradford Teaching Hospital, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
General Manager
Louise Lacy
View email address on meeveem.com

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