Job summary
*Please note, this JD is subject to final approval from the Royal College of Paediatrics & Children's Health.
The neonatal unit is a "local neonatal unit" (previously level II) and is part of the NW London neonatal Network. The hospital has around 5,000 deliveries per year. There are 32 cot spaces of which 5 are funded for intensive care. The unit cares for all babies born at 27 weeks gestation and has around 1200 intensive care days per year. Nitric oxide, active cooling and cardiac echo are available on site.
The post is a supporting post .The appointee will join a team of three Consultants Neonatologists at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and the post is an appointment at Northwick Park Hospital. The candidate will be required to provide a comprehensive service covering all aspects of the specialty and will be expected to collaborate with the lead clinician in the management and development of the neonatal service. Previous experience in hospital management would be a benefit.
Main duties of the job
This post is a WTE neonatal consultant post. The post will be set at 9 PAs. The post only provides neonatal cover. There is an entirely separate general Paediatric service on site at all levels. The post holder will provide neonatal care to a high standard.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
1. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
2. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
3. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
4. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the role and responsibilities, please see job description attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Edcuation/Qualifications
Essential
5. MRCPCH or equivalent
6. NLS trained within last 4 years
7. PALS / APLS certification
8. On GMC registered Medical
9. CCST in Paediatrics (or will be obtained within 6 months) or equivalent qualification
Desirable
10. Higher Degree MD, PhD or equivalent
11. NLS instructor status
12. CCT in Neonatal medicine
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
13. Good all round medical, neonatal and paediatric knowledge
14. Good grounding in paediatrics and especially significant experience in neonatology
15. 1 - 2 years' experience (within past 5 years) in a level 3 neonatal unit or 1 -2 years of tertiary neonatal experience during HST (ST6-8)
16. Cranial Ultrasound skills
17. Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes
Desirable
18. Specialist skills in neonatology complementary to those already existing on NNU such as previous experience of consultant working (substantive or locum)
19. Echocardiography skills
20. Broad experience of working within the NHS
21. Formal training as Simulation facilitator
22. Have led and completed audits
23. Have evidence of service improvement projects
24. Previous experience within a hospital management role eg Speciality director, clinical director
25. Publications in Peer-reviewed journals
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential
26. Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Desirable
27. Multi-lingual
28. Previous formal training in team working or management training