Consultant Neonatologist

An opportunity for a Neonatal Consultant has arisen within our neonatal service The appointment will be whole time. Any Consultant who is unable for personal reasons, to work full time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with Consultant colleagues. Your normal place of work will be as discussed at interview and will be confirmed in Section 1 of your contract but you may be required to work in other locations of the Trust. In particular, flexibility is required across the two main Hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital).

Job Plan The job plan will be subject to annual review, with any revisions sought by mutual agreement but it is expected that the successful candidate will work with the CMG Management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future. This post consists of a core job plan with 10 PA post including 1.5 SPA. The job plan consists of different types of weeks: Service weeks covering the Intensive Care Unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary Service weeks covering the Low Dependency Units at both the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Leicester General Hospital Non Service Weeks Transport Weeks On call nights with compensatory time off It is expected that most Consultants within the Trust will have 2.5 PA's for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). 1.5 PA's are allocated as a minimum to all consultants for SPA in order to support the requirements of revalidation which include activities such as participating in audit, CPD and mandatory training. Up to a further 1 PA will be available for SPA by mutual agreement as part of the job planning process for further appropriate verifiable SPA. Where a consultant decides not to undertake additional SPA over and above 1.5 PA's, suitable alternative clinical work will be offered to bring the job plan up to 10 PA's.