Locum consultant in Neonatal medicine | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	03 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 per annum + London weighting (on-call Cat A 3%) pro-rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	02 April 2026
Location:	London, WC1E 6DB
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7842190/309-UCLH-7552

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a first-class team providing neonatal intensive care at UCLH. UCLH is a very busy tertiary level neonatal unit which has a reputation for providing excellence of care for extremely preterm infants, neurocritical care for term infants and care for infants antenatally diagnosed with congenital cardiac abnormalities and other complex anomalies, sharing on-going care with Great Ormond Street Hospital.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated colleague to join us as a fixed term 8PA locum for a 12 month period. This would give the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their own specialist interest, gain neonatal consultant experience and be part of an evolving team with wide ranging interests including respiratory medicine, cardiology, neurology and neurocritical care, infection, nutrition and neurodevelopment.

We would particularly invite those with experience in neonatal echocardiography and neonatal cardiology to apply, as we are looking to increase the numbers of our neonatal consultant team with cardiology experience, but this is not an essential requirement. However, anyone applying would need to be open to developing this role in post.

CV required for application.

• To deliver excellence in neonatal intensive care, special care and transitional care working collaboratively and consistently with other consultant colleagues
• To contribute to the on call rota (pro-rata for 8 PAs, approximately 1:12)
• To develop a specialist interest relevant to their areas of expertise
• To support the neonatal cardiology service or develop the skills to be able to do this
• To support the counselling of families who have an infant with a fetal abnormality on the fetal medicine unit.
• To contribute to the wide-ranging multidisciplinary follow up
• To assist with the support, training and educational supervision of trainees and fellows working within the service
• To contribute to support medical student, ANNP and midwifery teaching
• To potentially support the provision of private maternity care as part of a rota for private, consultant led NIPE.
• To support a culture of safety and robust clinical governance on the neonatal unit and the wider Women’s Health Division.
• To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
• To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and the neonatal network.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submittingyour completed application.


Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.


UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. 


To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?



This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Mar 2026

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