Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust
The Royal London Hospital Neonatal Unit
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine
1 Full time (10PAs)
We are inviting applications to recruit one substantive consultant in Neonatology. They will be
joining a pro-active team with an excellent clinical reputation in providing a range of Neonatal
services. The consultant team delivers a high-quality service and use their knowledge and
experience to lead and influence the development of neonatal services at the Royal London
Hospital.
We are looking for applicants who can lead and develop innovative models of care which
benefit the infants and their family. We anticipate that the successful applicants to be part of a
strong team and complement the team in delivering high quality care to an extremely
vulnerable group of patients and their families.
The post is primarily based on the NICU at Royal London with occasional cross cover of the
Neonatal Transfer service. The pan London Neonatal Transfer Service is based at the Royal
London 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 London
Hospital and will be working towards ten programmed activities.
Main duties of the job
The aim of this post is to continue to provide the highest standard of care for newborn babies at the
Royal London Hospital. It combines clinical expertise and leadership with managerial and
professional responsibilities. The duties will be exclusively neonatal and include the neonatal
medical and surgical service, transitional care unit and postnatal wards and labour ward with
occasional cross-cover for the London regional Neonatal Transport Service. The post holder is
expected 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 daytime
attending duties and night on calls, including weekends.
The post holder will have clinical accountability for the day-to-day management of all newborn
babies at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will practice at an advanced level
demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will work as a highly
specialised member of the multi-professional team to ensure that the clinical needs of the patient
and families are always met.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. The administration and development of neonatal intensive, high dependency and special care on the Royal London Hospital NICU as well as transitional care on the postnatal wards.
2. Supervision, training and support of junior medical staff in the care of sick babies on the neonatal unit and postnatal wards, and in the resuscitation and stabilisation of babies on labour ward and in theatres.
3. Supporting the neonatal surgical service.
4. Carrying out outpatient clinics as per weekly rota. One of these would be the general neonatal follow-up clinic, and the other could be a special interest clinic. A clinic for chronic respiratory problems is currently being provided by Dr C May and Dr Warrick; a neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic by Prof Shah, Dr Kage and Dr Yong; Sharing the latter
or establishing a further complementary ‘specialist’ follow-up clinic would be welcome.
5. Available to offer advice to referring paediatricians and neonatologists, and if required, occasionally visit babies in outlying units particularly in the context of hospitals within the network.
6. Being available to advise local GPs, Health Visitors and midwives in matters of baby care.
7. Supporting staff and parents.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) or equivalent
2. Full GMC registration
3. Registration on the Specialist Register and CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) equivalent
4. 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
5. Able to demonstrate recent experience and practice in neonatal medicine as a sub-specialist
6. MD, MSc, PhD or equivalent higher degree
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Wide neonatal experience including recent NICU experience
8. Advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
9. Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
10. Evidence of leadership skills
11. Valid BLS and NLS training
12. Experience of transporting sick and unstable neonates
Desirable criteria
13. Current certificate as NLS, APLS, or PALS instructor
14. Formal training in teaching skills
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Evidence of basic management skills
16. Formal management training
17. Evidence of involvement in multi-disciplinary audit
18. Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
19. Undertaking Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Desirable criteria
20. Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
21. Experience of research activity
22. Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals
23. Presentation to learned societies
Personal and Staff development
Essential criteria
24. Ability to work well in a team
25. Ability to work in a multiethnic and multicultural environment
26. Good time management and organisational skills
27. Evidence of commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable criteria
28. Evidence of drive, enthusiasm, and a flexible approach