ConsultantPermanent

Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Barts Health NHS Trust The Royal London Hospital Neonatal Unit Consultant in Neonatal Medicine1 Full time (10PAs) We are inviting applications to recruit one substantive consultant in Neonatology. They will bejoining a pro-active team with an excellent clinical reputation in providing a range of Neonatalservices. The consultant team delivers a high-quality service and use their knowledge andexperience to lead and influence the development of neonatal services at the Royal LondonHospital.We are looking for applicants who can lead and develop innovative models of care whichbenefit the infants and their family. We anticipate that the successful applicants to be part of astrong team and complement the team in delivering high quality care to an extremelyvulnerable group of patients and their families.The post is primarily based on the NICU at Royal London with occasional cross cover of theNeonatal Transfer service. The pan London Neonatal Transfer Service is based at the RoyalLondon providing both emergency and elective transfers within London and the South East.You will be employed by Barts Health NHS Trust and will be based at The Royal LondonHospital and will be working towards ten programmed activities.

Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

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The aim of this post is to continue to provide the highest standard of care for newborn babies at theRoyal London Hospital. It combines clinical expertise and leadership with managerial andprofessional responsibilities. The duties will be exclusively neonatal and include the neonatalmedical and surgical service, transitional care unit and postnatal wards and labour ward withoccasional cross-cover for the London regional Neonatal Transport Service. The post holder isexpected to provide supervision and training for junior medical, nursing and other staff.The work pattern is spread across a 10-week rolling rota and will include a combination of daytimeattending duties and night on calls, including weekends.The post holder will have clinical accountability for the day-to-day management of all newbornbabies at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will practice at an advanced leveldemonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will work as a highlyspecialised member of the multi-professional team to ensure that the clinical needs of the patientand families are always met.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Person specification

Essential

Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) or equivalent
Full GMC registration
Registration on the Specialist Register and CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) equivalent
The applicant should be able to produce evidence that he/she is within 6 months of CCT date and is expected to achieve a Completion Certificate of Training
Able to demonstrate recent experience and practice in neonatal medicine as a sub-specialist
MD, MSc, PhD or equivalent higher degree
Wide neonatal experience including recent NICU experience
Advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Evidence of leadership skills
Valid BLS and NLS training
Experience of transporting sick and unstable neonates
Evidence of basic management skills
Formal management training
Evidence of involvement in multi-disciplinary audit
Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
Undertaking Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Ability to work well in a team
Ability to work in a multiethnic and multicultural environment
Good time management and organisational skills
Evidence of commitment to continuing personal development

Desirable

Current certificate as NLS, APLS, or PALS instructor
Formal training in teaching skills
Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
Experience of research activity
Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals
Presentation to learned societies
Evidence of drive, enthusiasm, and a flexible approach