Trust Doctor in Neonatal Medicine (ST4+ Equivalent)

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious individual to join a well-integrated team. The post is suitable for trainees who intend to further develop their paediatric, clinical, neonatal transport and R&D skills, and/or pursue a career as a specialist in Neonatal Medicine. The posts are available from ASAP for 12 months.

Main duties of the job

• Provide medical cover to quaternary neonatal intensive care and neonatal surgical intensive care unit
• Undertake neonatal transports of sick infants between neonatal and paediatric wards and intensive care units
• Provide middle grade clinical cover for the Northern Neonatal transport service
• Deliver acute neonatal uplift within the northern neonatal network
• Receive regular (3 monthly) clinical and personal appraisals
• Attend daily neonatal teaching in the unit
• Complete standard study leaves and annual leaves

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification. Must hold full GMC registration at time of application
• MRCPCH or equivalent. NLS or equivalent
• Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• To have minimum 6 months experience working at middle grade level in a tertiary level NICU (or equivalent)
• Evidence of competence in neonatal procedures

Experience and Management/Administration

• An understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience in Neonatal transfers
• Experience in Management and Administration

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior staff
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
• Contribution to Departmental training sessions

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects
• Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change, and completed the audit cycle