Joint Neonatal and Neonatal Transport Consultant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We invite applications for an exciting new substantive Consultant Neonatologist post 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 substantive post will commence on the 9th January 2025. 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 NICU

The post holder will be mainly based at the Birmingham Heartlands (BHH) site but will be expected to work at any of the other sites

*Out of hours on calls will be at BHH covering level 3 Neonatal unit. On call frequency will be 1:9. This will require onsite presence between 0900-21:00 hours on weekdays and weekends/bank holidays.

*Consultants work a 'Consultant of the Week' pattern covering the NICU and other areas within Heartlands Hospital Neonatal service.

*Around 4 weeks per year Intensive/High Dependency cover (First-On)

*Around 3 weeks per year Special Care, TC and PNW Cover (Second-On)

*Around 3 weeks per year as Third-on who assists with ward rounds, undertakes antenatal counselling and visits Good Hope SCBU. Some of this week is designated as SPA time.

*There may be some commitment at Good Hope Hospital

*Outpatient Clinics: approximately 11 clinics year. Clinic may be at Heartlands or Solihull Hospital

*Out of hours work is paid as supplement and has an overall frequency of 1:9 on-call (pro-rata) for Heartlands Hospital Neonatal Unit.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-9002545

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

At NTS

*Neonatal Transport Service Coordination of the transport service and decision support for referrals is provided by the KIDSNTS consultants using modern conference call facilities.

*The rota is a 1:6 using KIDSNTS consultants with support from extra-contractual NIC consultants on a sessional basis; the support from extra-contractual consultants will decrease as recruitment to 6 WTE is completed.

*When on clinical service, the KIDSNTS consultant will be based on site during the day and on call from home at night/weekend.

*The KIDSNTS consultant is expected to attend at the bedside when patient acuity, middle grade training and service provision demands.

*The job plan will contain an appropriate number of nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Job description

Job responsibilities

At NTS

*Neonatal Transport Service Coordination of the transport service and decision support for referrals is provided by the KIDSNTS consultants using modern conference call facilities.

*When on clinical service, the KIDSNTS consultant will be based on site during the day and on call from home at night/weekend.

*The KIDSNTS consultant is expected to attend at the bedside when patient acuity, middle grade training and service provision demands.

*The job plan will contain an appropriate number of nights, weekends and bank holidays.

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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