Consultant Neonatologist (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Neonatal - Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Division: Women, Children’s and Young People Division

We are recruiting a Consultant in Neonatal Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Since March 2024, we have transitioned to a nine-consultant rota to ensure compliance with CNST recommendations. Currently, the team comprises 8.0 WTE substantive consultants and one locum consultant. This substantive post is intended to replace the locum position.

The appointed consultant will join an established team of eight neonatologists at the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit, Medway Maritime Hospital. As a fully accredited tertiary neonatal referral centre, the unit is supported by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team and operates within the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex (KSS) Operational Delivery Network.

Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

The NHS is striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce; we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you, and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

All of our substantive & fixed-term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery, and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trust’s commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply with the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The new consultant will have leadership responsibility to progress governance within the neonatal department and a clinical neonatal sub-speciality interest which would complement those areas already covered by the current consultants.

An interest in neonatal respiratory conditions will be a welcome addition to the existing expertise within the team. The post holder will lead clinically on all aspects of infant and neonatal respiratory conditions.

This includes supporting the development of clinical guidelines in neonatal respiratory care and introducing a care bundle to reduce BPD in preterm babies.

All consultants are actively involved in research projects that are undertaken on the unit. Educational supervision of junior doctors/ANNP is shared between consultants.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
• Specialist Registration in Neonatology or Paediatrics with a Special Interest in Neonatology (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date)
• IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada
• At least 2 years training in years ST6-8 in a UK neonatal intensive care unit, or equivalent overseas if recognised for OOP

Knowledge

• Clinical Governance principles
• NLS provider
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Research Experience: Publication, International presentation and Research Work
• Good understanding of the impact of Respiratory Care bundle in neonatal outcomes

Experience

• At least 2 years training in years ST6-8 in a UK neonatal intensive care unit, or equivalent overseas if recognised for OOP
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine

We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke-free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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