We are looking for an enthusiastic senior clinical fellow to join our busy tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care team. There are approximately 6000 deliveries per year in the hospital and many of these are ‘High risk’ deliveries referred to the tertiary UHS Fetal Medicine.

The UHS Neonatal Service is based at the Princess Anne Hospital and offers the full range of Neonatal Intensive Care facilities including neonatal surgery and cardiac services and provides the Network Neonatal Transport Service (SONeT).

The NICU is undergoing an expansion to accommodate 42 cots, 26 Intensive and High Care and 16 Special Care cots. There are about 800 neonatal admissions per year.

UHS is a lead centre within the Wessex Neonatal ODN Network and provides the full range of sub speciality services (including  cardiology, endocrinology, surgery, paediatric intensive care, orthopaedics, ophthalmology , nephrology, oncology, neurology, respiratory, ENT, general paediatrics)  and referrals for specialist care are received from surrounding hospitals within the Network.

A full range of neonatal intensive care is available including high frequency oscillatory ventilation, nitric oxide, therapeutic hypothermia and the management of extreme preterms born at > 22weeks gestation.