Job Description
The Royal London Hospital Neonatal Unit
Locum Consultant in Neonatology
Full time(10PA)
We are inviting applications to recruit a Locum 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 within Barts Health.
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.
This post is initially for six months which can be extended for a further six months with mutual agreement. The post is primarily based on the NICU with occasional cross cover of the Neonatal Transfer service. The unit is in the process of expansion subject to financial approvals; hence this post may be funded for substantive appointment at a later stage.
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 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.
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.
Supporting the neonatal surgical service.
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 Dr Shah and Dr Kage; a follow up clinic for babies with problems not needing admission to the neonatal unit - predominantly managed on the transitional care unit - by Dr Sinha and Dr Ebel. Sharing the latter, or establishing a further complementary 'specialist' follow-up clinic would be welcome.
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.
Being available to advise local GPs, Health Visitors and midwives in matters of baby care.
Supporting staff and parents.
About us
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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Neonatal Consultants work as a team and each Neonatal Consultant shall be responsible for the daytime management of all babies in the medical and surgical intensive care nurseries for 3 weeks in each 9 week of the full rota.
The daytime clinical cover for the intensive care areais is provided over a 2 weeks block and includes split weekend cover (Saturday the first weekend, Friday and Sunday the next). On weekends, the consultant is expected to be on-site until 5:30pm. The weekend nights after 5:30pm may be covered non-resident from home, with an expectation for the consultant to readily attend to the NICU, with a return to site within 30 minutes, in case of emergencies.
A further 1-week block covering special care, transitional care, postnatal wards and the labour ward. This week does not include any night on-call duties.
During their periods covering the intensive care, special care and transitional care areas, the responsible Consultant is expected to conduct daily ward rounds and be available at all times for help, advice and discussion with staff or parents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC
BMJRef: BMJ-114723/259-MED01036RLH