Applications are invited for a Resident Neonatal Consultant post based at the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre (LWNC) in Burnley, part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network.
The post holder will be part of a team of 6 full‑time Neonatal Consultants, 2 part‑time Consultants and 3 Resident Consultants, based at the LWNC Level 3 NICU.
The resident component is limited to 3 resident night shifts covering the middle‑grade rota in a 10‑week cycle; the remainder of the time the post holder will work in a Consultant capacity.
About the Unit
The state‑of‑the‑art Neonatal Unit at Burnley is purpose‑built to BAPM specification and has 14 ITU/HDU cots and 20 special‑care cots (total 34 cots, plus 2 isolation cots). The unit caters for approximately 6,000 deliveries per year.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide a patient‑centred service, respecting the privacy, dignity and choice of individual patients and working with Consultant Neonatal colleagues to deliver inpatient neonatal services within the East Lancashire Hospital Trust.
* Aim to deliver high quality neonatal care with the help of the existing Neonatal Team.
* Assist consultant colleagues in the continued development of a consultant‑led approach to neonatal paediatrics.
* Share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the team.
* Act as the hot‑week Consultant 1 in 9 (including 1 in 9 weekends).
* Run Consultant clinics at both Blackburn and Burnley sites.
* Participate in the consultant ward‑week system of care on the neonatal unit; during the intensive‑care week all fixed commitments are cancelled, and as the hot‑week/special‑care consultant the post holder will undertake a daily ward round, supervise junior medical staff and oversee unit operations.
* Act as the hot‑week Consultant 1 in 10 (including 1 in 10 weekends) and run Consultant clinics at the Burnley site as per the job plan.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Apr 2026.
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