Consultant Neonatologist

3 weeks ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We seek to appointment a Consultant Neonatologist (10 PAs) that has arisen within the department as a new post. The successful applicant will join the current team of 8 consultants working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) within the South West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.

There is provision within the job plan to facilitate the pursuit of a relevant subspecialist or academic interest of the applicant's choice. Subspecialist interests complementing or supporting the department's existing range (cardiology, respiratory, developmental outcome, nutrition, transport medicine, research, and medical education) would be most welcome

Main duties of the job

The appointee will participate in providing cover to the neonatal service in a week on service model of care, providing consultant delivered care in 3 types of attending weeks in an 8 week cycle (NICU Service, Peninsula Neonatal Transport and Transitional & Perinatal Care/Medical Education). During attending weeks, other activities will be suspended to allow commitment to the acute daily workload and service needs of those clinical domains. There are opportunities to gain additional experience in neonatal transport by participating in the multi-centre collaborative on-call roster for the Peninsula Neonatal Transport Service (PNTS).

About us

The service undertakes approximately 1400 Intensive Care days, 1400 High Dependency Care days and in excess of 5000 Special / Transitional Care days per year. The service benefits from a team of 1 Nurse Consultant and 9 ANNPs as well as a two tier team of junior medical staff whose cover duties are exclusively to the neonatal service. The unit supports the nursing team to train as Qualified in Speciality (QIS) adhering to BAPM staffing guidance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description for full details of this exciting opportunity as a Consultant Neonatologist at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Wide Neonatal experience including Neonatal Transport NLS Provider Course (or APLS or equivalent) Valid Level 3 safeguarding training

Desirable

Skills in diagnostic and functional neonatal echocardiography APLS, NLS, ARNI or EPLS instructor

Certification

Essential

oRegistration on the Specialist Register and: oCCST/CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) or equivalent qualification overseas OR CCST/CCT in Paediatrics Full GMC Registration

Desirable

oMSc, DM, PhD or equiv. higher degree Able to demonstrate recent experience and practice in neonatology medicine as a sub-specialist

Teaching Experience

Essential

Evidence of teaching medical undergraduates, junior doctors and other health care professional staff

Desirable

Formal training in education

Transport

Essential

Ability to coordinate and manage the sick infant who requires transport

Desirable

Formal training in neonatal transport medicine Experience of air transport

Clinical Governance

Essential

Knowledge and experience of clinical audit, including one or more competed projects

Desirable

formal audit training ability to demonstrate achievement of change

Research

Essential

Evidence of understanding of research techniques and design and the ability to interpret published results Ability and commitment to practice evidence based medicine

Desirable

Published works in peer reviewed journals Ability to supervise research

Personal Attributes

Essential

Clear evidence of career progression Leadership skills

Desirable

willingness and enthusiasm to develop special areas and interests

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