Job summary
We are looking two highly motivated neonatologists to help deliver consultant led care within the neonatal service, based at the RVI in Newcastle. These are newly developed substansive posts which will help the service meet the OOH demands of our patient population and also help support the forthcoming 2nd phase of expansion of the neonatal service.
This is a busy quaternary neonatal service within an expanding regional centre (6800 births annually). The neonatal unit is part of the Northern Region managed clinical network with a population base of 32,000 deliveries annually.
Provide consultant-led care shared with colleagues within the Newcastle Neonatal Service for the clinical areas on Ward 35, the postnatal wards and the Newcastle Birthing Centre at the RVI.
Participate in the neonatal consultant on-call rota for nights and weekends (1 in 11 (Once fully recruited)
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Closing Date: Midnight on the 13 February 2022
Interview Date: 7 March 2022
Main duties of the job
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team.
The successful candidates will be in newly developed posts primarily provided to expand the ability of the service to provide equitable consultant leadership of the service across the week. They will work in the same pattern as, and make a significant contribution to, a well-integrated team providing quaternary neonatal care. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop areas of expertise. They will be joining the team at an exciting time where we will have just completed the first phase of a refurbishment of our department and an increase in intensive care capacity from 12 to 16 cots. This is the first part of a planned stepwise expansion and modernisation of the service for local and regional needs over the next 5 years.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
About us
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most successful teaching NHS Trusts in the country. We have one of the highest numbers of specialist services of hospitals in the UK. With around 14,000 staff, the Newcastle Hospitals is one of the region's major employers. We have a long-standing reputation for high quality clinical care with our staff's commitment to excellence reflected in our consistent performance at the highest level. We are committed to being an "employer of choice" offering our staff superb benefits, looking after their wellbeing, and providing access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support which enables them to provide "healthcare at its best - with people at our heart".
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Richard Hearn on 0191 2825034, or via email at rhearn@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Provide consultant-led care shared with colleagues within the Newcastle Neonatal Service for the clinical areas on Ward 35, the postnatal wards and the Newcastle Birthing Centre at the RVI
- Participate in the neonatal consultant on-call rota for nights and weekends (1 in 11 (Once fully recruited)
- Provide advice for and coordinate and where necessary deliver transfers arising from neonatal referrals to Northern Neonatal Transport Service (NNeTS)
- Provide advice for neonatal issues arising in infants in other areas of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in neonatal follow up
- To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives
- Undergo Continued Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
- Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43-week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
- It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
- be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
- attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
- include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
- take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues
Administrative:
- Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including risk management, audit projects, the formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management meetings and processes
- Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy
- Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Neonatal services within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues
Research:
- The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio
Teaching:
- Make an active contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate education and training and work with the team to facilitate new teaching methods and ideas
- Work with the educational leads in undergraduate and postgraduate education to ensure that the programme of teaching is provided in a timely manner and to the required standard
- Participate actively in student teaching on a regular basis
- Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the dept with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as clinical or educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor
- Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the directorate
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Provide consultant-led care shared with colleagues within the Newcastle Neonatal Service for the clinical areas on Ward 35, the postnatal wards and the Newcastle Birthing Centre at the RVI
- Participate in the neonatal consultant on-call rota for nights and weekends (1 in 11 (Once fully recruited)
- Provide advice for and coordinate and where necessary deliver transfers arising from neonatal referrals to Northern Neonatal Transport Service (NNeTS)
- Provide advice for neonatal issues arising in infants in other areas of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in neonatal follow up
- To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives
- Undergo Continued Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
- Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43-week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
- It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
- be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
- attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
- include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
- take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues
Administrative:
- Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including risk management, audit projects, the formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management meetings and processes
- Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy
- Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Neonatal services within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues
Research:
- The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio
Teaching:
- Make an active contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate education and training and work with the team to facilitate new teaching methods and ideas
- Work with the educational leads in undergraduate and postgraduate education to ensure that the programme of teaching is provided in a timely manner and to the required standard
- Participate actively in student teaching on a regular basis
- Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the dept with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as clinical or educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor
- Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the directorate
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Grid training or equivalence in subspecialty of Neonatal Medicine.
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Special skills training in the specialty.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a quaternary centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last three years as first author
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Grid training or equivalence in subspecialty of Neonatal Medicine.
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Special skills training in the specialty.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a quaternary centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last three years as first author
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
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).
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).
