Locum Neonatal Consultant ( Joint post BHH NICU and KIDS-NTS)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We invite applications for an exciting new locum Consultant Neonatologist post at at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), part of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) with a transport commitment. The successful applicant will be part of BHH tertiary Neonatal Intensive care Unit team (NICU) and the regional Neonatal Transport Service (KIDS NTS) hosted by Birmingham Women's and Children's hospital (BWCH) with a 50:50 split. Hence this full time 10 PA post will have 5PA (4 DCC and 1 SPA) each at BHH and KIDS NTS. The locum post is for 6 months (pending a substantive appointment) and will commence on the 4th September 2023. Previous experience in neonatal transport is essential and subspecialty interest in echocardiography/ cardiology will be desirable.

At BHH (5PA)- 4 PAs- for DCC ( service weeks/clinics/oncalls) 0.5 PAs for core SPA and 0.5 PA flexible (clinical/ departmental roles) to be agreed at job planning.

The KIDS NTS (5PA) clinical commitments include daytime and on-calls (non-resident). 4 DCC and 1 SPA (0.5 SPA core, 0.5 SPA other -- e.g. education or governance) to the Neonatal Transport Service hosted at BWCH.

This will make a 8 DCC / 2 SPA overall post. A formal job planning meeting will take place no later than 6 months following appointment.

Main duties of the job

At BHH (5PA)

At BHH, the job plan will incorporate ITU, HDU, Special Care, non-resident nights on-call and clinics. While the post will be principally based at Heartlands Hospital, the appointee may be required to undertake a small amount of work at any of the 3 sites. In principle the BHH job plan will comprise 5 PAs with breakdown as below. A detailed job plan will be confirmed after appointment between the appointee, the present consultants, Clinical Lead for Neonates and the Clinical Service Lead for Paediatrics. Job plans are annualised over a 42 week working year.

Distribution of PA's at BHH

In principle the job plan will comprise 5 PAs with breakdown as below

*4 PAs- for direct Clinical care (including on calls & clinics)

*0.5 PAs for core 'Supporting Professional Activities' to support annual appraisal & revalidation with General Medical Council including active involvement in departmental and Trust governance and Quality improvement process (e.g. reviewing and scoping of incidents, undertaking root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents associated with moderate or severe harm, participation in departmental and national audits).

*0.5 PA flexible (clinical or for departmental roles) to be agreed at job planning

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

5879

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

At KIDS NTS (5PA)

Kids Intensive Care and Decision Support (KIDS) is the regional transport and advice service for critically ill children in the West Midlands. In July 2016, KIDS team merged with the West Midlands Neonatal Transport Service (NTS) to provide a single standalone transport service for neonates and children. This service delivers high quality care for critically ill neonates and children within the West Midlands and beyond (for specialist services), is funded by NHS England and is hosted by Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital. KIDS-NTS sit within the directorate of Urgent and Critical Care at Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital.

NTS undertakes approximately 1200 transfers/ year, moving neonates between the 4 NICUs, 5 LNUs and 2 SCUs and 2 regional specialist hospitals (Birmingham Children's and Alder Hey). The successful appointee has responsibility for neonatal transfers between neonatal units and specialist hospitals. There is a 24/7 available ITU team (1 day; 1 night) and a single person team each day. There are dedicated ambulances and neonatal equipment on site.

Job description

Job responsibilities

At KIDS NTS (5PA)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*MRCPCH or equivalent

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*MRCPCH or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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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