Pediatrician/Neonatology Fellow

You will become part of an enthusiastic and collegial team of neonatologists with the ambition to continuously improve and innovate neonatal care.

Your duties include clinical neonatology, including shifts and transports, neonatal follow-up, education, training, and science. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in a non-clinical core task for a period of at least 3 months and at most 6 months .

We offer you

• A neonatology fellowship together with the Máxima MC, in which you work 22 months at the MUMC+ and 15 months at the Máxima MC.

• a dynamic environment with high-quality and customer-friendly patient care;

• an enthusiastic and collegial team of neonatologists;

• a growing and innovative organization;

• room for personal growth and development.

With more than 8,000 employees, Maastricht UMC+ is one of the largest employers in Limburg, and its quality of care, scientific research, and education are renowned worldwide. In Maastricht UMC+, there are constant opportunities for all those who want to excel with us. Furthermore, South Limburg offers a green and pleasant living environment.

The Department of Pediatrics at the MosaKids Children's Hospital fulfills an Euregional top-clinical and academic pediatric medicine function. More than 700 employees work at the MosaKids children's hospital, and almost all pediatric specialties are represented. The Neonatology Department offers academic care of excellent quality for the care, treatment, and nursing of premature and sick newborns. The department is one of nine national centers for neonatal intensive care. The NICU is supported by other subspecialties, including all facilities such as pediatric surgery and pediatric neurosurgery, except for ECMO and pediatric cardiac surgery. More than 300 patients are admitted annually to the NICU at Maastricht UMC+. The department currently consists of 16 ICU/HC beds and 10 MC beds. The upcoming new building will provide space for 20 ICU/HC beds and 12 MC beds. The new NICU will be fully focused on family integrated care.

The Neonatology Department conducts innovative clinical and preclinical scientific research, with neonatal neurology and neonatal lung diseases as key focus areas.

You will become part of a young, proactive, and enthusiastic team that is highly motivated to continuously improve and innovate neonatal care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic pediatrician (or nearly finished) who wants to specialize as a neonatologist. You are eager to learn, communicative, and flexible. You have an eye for all caregivers in our team and will work with us toward a future-proof neonatology department at Maastricht UMC+.

We expect from you:

• registration as a pediatrician (or nearly there)

• an active contribution to policy, quality, and organizational matters

• interest in training, education, management, and/or science

• excellent communication skills

• a flexible team player with connecting qualities

• involvement in the training of Pediatrics and Medicine

To start successfully in this role, it is important that you have a good command of the Dutch language (minimum B2 level) due to contact with, among others, patients and colleagues. Additionally, it is a condition that you are allowed to work in the Netherlands (EU/EEA nationality or a valid work permit).

Do you meet these job requirements? Then we will go for you!

​Depending on education and experience, the salary is at least € 7,997 and at most € 9,456 gross per month for a full-time appointment. This salary is exclusive of irregular hours allowances, holiday allowance, and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual salary. 

This concerns a temporary employment contract for the duration of the training for an average of 32 hours per week in accordance with article 2.4.4 Cao umc. 

You are expected to participate in irregular shifts during evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays.

At Maastricht UMC+, we ensure that you have everything to make your contribution to ultimate care. The right employment conditions belong with that. Read here what we offer you.

For more information about the position or the training and career opportunities, please contact the head of the neonatology department Dr. Marlou Kouwenberg via marlou.raets@mumc.nl or 043-3877246.
For information about the application procedure, follow this link. General information about employment conditions and working at Maastricht UMC+ can be found here. Cannot find the answer to your question? Please contact the Recruitment team.

Interviews will be scheduled in consultation with you.
Applications for this vacancy can be submitted up to and including November 20.

We recruit our candidates ourselves and do not work with external agencies for this vacancy.