Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated ambitious individual to join a well-integrated team. The post will be suitable for trainees who intend to further develop their paediatric, clinical, neonatal transport and R&D skills, and/or pursue a career as a specialist in Neonatal Medicine. The post is available from February 2025 for 24 months.
Successful applicants will be involved in clinical care of a wide variety of infants as part of a tertiary surgical neonatal unit covering the North East of England as well as delivering Acute neonatal Transport by working as part of the Northern Neonatal Transport Service. Our unit provides neonatal care to approximately 6000 deliveries per annum and around 3000 intensive care days as well as housing the fetal medicine service for the region. We are also the regional neonatal surgical unit. After a period of integrating into the team as part of the NICU registrar team, the appointee will be responsible for providing middle grade clinical cover for the Northern Neonatal transport service and delivering acute neonatal uplift within the northern neonatal network. For trainees with little prior experience in neonatal transport, an induction programme will be organised to allow gradually exposure to more independent transport.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The wide range of exposure to neonatal medical and surgical conditions, together with the size of the service and the high level of educational input, provides an excellent environment for education and training for SHO's, SpR's and those at HST level.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the post and opportunities available please contact: Dr Claire Granger, Consultant in Neonatal Medicine on 0191 2139770, or at Claire.granger@nhs.net.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Working at middle grade level providing medical cover to the neonatal transport service
- Undertaking neonatal transports of sick infants between neonatal and paediatric wards and intensive care units.
Research:
- Contribution to research studies active on the unit including those on NIHR portfolio.
- Where appropriate, registrars will be encouraged to develop research studies that further the aims and objectives of the unit and trust.
Managerial/administrative:
- Contribution to Directorate audit programme and quality improvement initiatives
Teaching:
- Helping teach medical students attached to the unit
- Contributing to teaching junior medical and nursing colleagues
- Attendance and support for daily teaching programme on ward 35
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Working at middle grade level providing medical cover to the neonatal transport service
- Undertaking neonatal transports of sick infants between neonatal and paediatric wards and intensive care units.
Research:
- Contribution to research studies active on the unit including those on NIHR portfolio.
- Where appropriate, registrars will be encouraged to develop research studies that further the aims and objectives of the unit and trust.
Managerial/administrative:
- Contribution to Directorate audit programme and quality improvement initiatives
Teaching:
- Helping teach medical students attached to the unit
- Contributing to teaching junior medical and nursing colleagues
- Attendance and support for daily teaching programme on ward 35
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold full GMC registration or be eligible to obtain full GMC registration within 3 months (or within 6 months for non EEA applicants)
- MBBS or equivalent (or equivalent)
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- NLS or equivalent
- Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 training or equivalent
- Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes
Desirable
- Relevant qualifications (ALS, ATLS, PALS)
- Distinctions. Scholarships, prizes, BSc (or equivalent)
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To have minimum 6 months experience working at middle grade level in a tertiary level NICU (or equivalent)
- Evidence of competence in neonatal procedures
Desirable
- Experience in Neonatal transfers
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process. Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
- Contribution to Departmental training sessions
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
- Contribution to Departmental training sessions
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Desirable
- Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change, and completed the audit cycle
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable
- Ability to lead
- Good member of multi-disciplinary team
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold full GMC registration or be eligible to obtain full GMC registration within 3 months (or within 6 months for non EEA applicants)
- MBBS or equivalent (or equivalent)
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- NLS or equivalent
- Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 training or equivalent
- Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes
Desirable
- Relevant qualifications (ALS, ATLS, PALS)
- Distinctions. Scholarships, prizes, BSc (or equivalent)
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To have minimum 6 months experience working at middle grade level in a tertiary level NICU (or equivalent)
- Evidence of competence in neonatal procedures
Desirable
- Experience in Neonatal transfers
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process. Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
- Contribution to Departmental training sessions
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
- Contribution to Departmental training sessions
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Desirable
- Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change, and completed the audit cycle
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable
- Ability to lead
- Good member of multi-disciplinary team
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
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).
