University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustThis post is based at Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) which is part of the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM).
This post is for a Consultant Neonatologist to complete a team of 9 consultants to deliver neonatal care in the tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and in the Maternity Unit.
This is an exciting post and an opportunity to join a highly regarded team within an expanding neonatal intensive care service.
The post holder will be required to provide the full range of neonatology skills working in collaboration with consultants and multidisciplinary teams in both the Obstetric and Child Health Directorates.
Main duties of the jobThe neonatal unit is designated a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the West Midlands Perinatal Operational Delivery Network.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit currently has 26 cots, 6 intensive care (IC), 6 high dependency (HD) and 14 special care (SC), although there is flexibility within this configuration.
We anticipate expanding to 7 IC and 7 HD cots with improved nurse staffing and consultant numbers.
We have a Transitional Care Unit with 10 cots.
About usThere are approximately 6500 - 6800 births per year at The Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The NICU admissions per year are approximately 520, and a total of 1219 admissions to the whole neonatal service including the Transitional Care Unit.
We deliver around 1850 IC days per year.
We care for more than 100 very low birth weight babies and provide around 2800-3000 respiratory support days per year.
We are a tertiary referral centre from other units especially Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital which is our link LNU.
The neonates requiring tertiary care are transferred by the West Midlands neonatal transport team, the East Midlands CenTre neonatal transport team or the Connect North West transport team.
We perform all modalities of intensive care including HFOV, nitric oxide and therapeutic hypothermia.
All consultants perform neonatal cranial ultrasonography and currently 3 consultants provide neonatal echocardiography service.
We have the facilities to deliver therapeutic hypothermia to two babies and the facilities to deliver iNO to three babies simultaneously (across NICU and PICU) if needed.
Job responsibilitiesA detailed job description and the main responsibilities can be found within the job pack attached under supporting documents.
Person SpecificationQualifications and skillsFull GMC RegistrationMBChB/MBBS or equivalentMRCP/MRCPCH by examination, or equivalentLevel 3 safeguarding trainingCCT in Neonatal Medicine or within 6 months at interview date of obtaining CCT in Neonatal Medicine or CESR Neonatal MedicineFurther Higher Degree, e.g.
MD, PhDClinical ExperienceEvidence of thorough and broad training in neonatal medicineNLS Provider CertificateSpecific area of expertise within neonatology to complement existing teamAbility to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patientsAbility to carry out echocardiography.NLS instructor certificateManagement and Administrative ExperienceExperience and understanding of clinical auditGood understanding of the structure and processes of the NHSAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff.Formal management trainingEvidence of managerial experienceTeaching ExperienceExperience of supervising junior medical staffTraining the trainers courseExperience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduatesHigher medical education qualificationResearch ExperienceAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problemsAwareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issuesProven research ability including publications in refereed journalsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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