Job summary
We invite applications for an exciting Consultant Neonatologist post at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), part of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB). The post is to start from 05.1.2026. Subspecialty interest in echocardiography/ cardiology will be desirable.
The Neonatal Unit at Heartlands is a designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the West Midlands Perinatal Network (WMPN) and provides medical care for babies of all gestations and is the designated Cooling centre for the Network. There are over 6500 deliveries each year on site, but we aim to provide the intensive and high dependency care required by all of the 10,000 babies born within the trust each year.
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, located in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, was built in 1895 and has provision for all aspects of acute hospital care, including several designated regional specialities such as adult renal dialysis, infectious disease and thoracic surgery. It also provides regional Infectious Disease & HIV services. The Regional Virology & Immunology Laboratories are also on site, together with the Public Health Laboratory Services.
The Neonatal Unit at Heartlands is a designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the West Midlands Perinatal Network (WMPN) and provides medical care for babies of all gestations. There are over 6500 deliveries each year on site, but we aim to provide the intensive and high dependency care required by all of the 10,000 babies born within the trust each year.
Main duties of the job
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 1:8.9. 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 6 weeks per year Intensive/High Dependency cover (First-On)
*Around 6 weeks per year Special Care, TC and PNW Cover (Second-On)
*Around 6 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 during third on weeks and to support teaching/training of staff.
*Outpatient Clinics: approximately 19 clinics year. Clinic may be at Heartlands or Solihull Hospital
*Out of hours work is paid as category 'A' supplement and has an overall frequency of 1:8.9 on-call for Heartlands Hospital Neonatal Unit.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting responsibilities:
*Participation in teaching and training of junior staff and those in other medical disciplines, nursing, midwifery and support staff as appropriate.
*Participation in regional neonatal training days to maintain neonatal skills
*Participation in Neonatal Training and simulation days to maintain the skills of colleagues working in Good Hope SCU
*Research training, including GCP and clinical trial administration
*Participation in clinical governance activities including audits, and other supporting activities as directed by the needs of the service.
*Responding and engaging with any complaints or investigations within the trust
*Attending statutory, essential and mandatory training.
*Attending and keeping up to date with child safeguarding training as per trust requirements
*Educational Supervision of trainees.
The unit has 12 critical care cots, 20 special care and 7 transitional cots. Each year there are over 800 admissions to our Neonatal service. We provide 1800 days Intensive care, 2650 High Dependency almost 6000 days of Special care and 3500 Transitional care.
The Unit has facilities for conventional ventilation, high frequency oscillation and inhaled nitric oxide. It has its own Doppler ultrasound machine and equipment for cooling infants and CFM monitoring. The unit is the designated Network cooling centre. Neonatal staff perform routine cranial ultrasonography and echocardiography on site and excellent radiological facilities, including CT and MRI scanning, are also available.
We have Transitional Care facilities and an award winning Neonatal Outreach team which help with early discharges.
Weekly perinatal meetings are held with the Fetal Medicine team. Very few cases are referred away from the Trust for perinatal care. Most are delivered locally and stabilised before transfer out for surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital which is approximately 4 miles away. All surgery takes place at the Children's Hospital and a dedicated surgical liaison nurse from the surgical unit visits infants receiving their post-op care on the unit.
A detailed job plan will be confirmed after appointment between the appointee, the present consultants and Clinical Service Lead for Neonates. Job plans are annualised over a 42 week working year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting responsibilities:
*Participation in teaching and training of junior staff and those in other medical disciplines, nursing, midwifery and support staff as appropriate.
*Participation in regional neonatal training days to maintain neonatal skills
*Participation in Neonatal Training and simulation days to maintain the skills of colleagues working in Good Hope SCU
*Research training, including GCP and clinical trial administration
*Participation in clinical governance activities including audits, and other supporting activities as directed by the needs of the service.
*Responding and engaging with any complaints or investigations within the trust
*Attending statutory, essential and mandatory training.
*Attending and keeping up to date with child safeguarding training as per trust requirements
*Educational Supervision of trainees.
The unit has 12 critical care cots, 20 special care and 7 transitional cots. Each year there are over 800 admissions to our Neonatal service. We provide 1800 days Intensive care, 2650 High Dependency almost 6000 days of Special care and 3500 Transitional care.
The Unit has facilities for conventional ventilation, high frequency oscillation and inhaled nitric oxide. It has its own Doppler ultrasound machine and equipment for cooling infants and CFM monitoring. The unit is the designated Network cooling centre. Neonatal staff perform routine cranial ultrasonography and echocardiography on site and excellent radiological facilities, including CT and MRI scanning, are also available.
We have Transitional Care facilities and an award winning Neonatal Outreach team which help with early discharges.
Weekly perinatal meetings are held with the Fetal Medicine team. Very few cases are referred away from the Trust for perinatal care. Most are delivered locally and stabilised before transfer out for surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital which is approximately 4 miles away. All surgery takes place at the Children's Hospital and a dedicated surgical liaison nurse from the surgical unit visits infants receiving their post-op care on the unit.
A detailed job plan will be confirmed after appointment between the appointee, the present consultants and Clinical Service Lead for Neonates. Job plans are annualised over a 42 week working year.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *MBBS or equivalent
- *MRCPCH or equivalent
- *Entry on the Specialist Register for Neonatology, or Paediatrics but with equivalent Neonatal training, or within 6 months of CCT neonates date at interview
- *Valid NLS certificate
Experience
Essential
- *Specialist Registrar or equivalent (minimum)
- *Competent & Confident to work without direct supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *MBBS or equivalent
- *MRCPCH or equivalent
- *Entry on the Specialist Register for Neonatology, or Paediatrics but with equivalent Neonatal training, or within 6 months of CCT neonates date at interview
- *Valid NLS certificate
Experience
Essential
- *Specialist Registrar or equivalent (minimum)
- *Competent & Confident to work without direct supervision
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
