Job overview
The Trust is seeking to appoint 2 Consultant Neonatal Paediatricians or Neonatologists. One post is to replace an existing gap in the consultant team. The second is a new post to expand our existing team to 8 consultants. This expansion will enable our team to undertake consultant led transitional care ward rounds, enhance neonatal liaison with paediatric service, improve quality and education within our department and fully embed RCPCH 7 day consultant working at weekends safely. The full consultant team will consist of 8 Neonatologists/ Neonatal Paediatricians.
The posts attract 10 Pas, part time applicants and job share applications will be welcomed. Additional interests in echocardiography, neonatal neurology, neonatal respiratory medicine or education would be particularly welcome. Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.
Main duties of the job
1. To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
2. To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
3. To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
4. To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
5. Consultant of the Week for the Neonatal unit – 1 in 8
6. Neonatal and infant follow-up clinics
7. Speciality Clinics
8. Away weeks at NICUs to enhance collaborative work within the network and maintain advanced airway skills.
9. 1 in 8 Transitional Care and clinical review week.
10. Neonatal consultant on-calls – 1 in 8. Weekday Resident (17:00-19:30) and then non-resident (19:30-08:30).
11. Neonatal Weekend on-calls 1 in 4. However, weekends are split, either -Saturday or Sunday onc-all only. Resident – Non -resident outside these hours. Weekend on-calls are split to increase 7 day working standard for consultant care, improve patient safety and comply with consultant rest during and post on-calls.
12. Develop speciality interests and lead role specific to department requirements and individual expertise.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.