Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: LRI/LGH
Town: Leicester
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Dependent on experience
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 06/12/2024
Consultant Neonatologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work/life balance.
Job overview
An opportunity for a Neonatal Consultant has arisen within our neonatal service.
The appointment will be whole time. Any Consultant unable for personal reasons to work whole time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with Consultant colleagues.
Your normal place of work will be as discussed at interview and will be confirmed in Section 1 of your contract, but you may be required to work in other locations of the Trust. In particular, flexibility is required across the two main Hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital).
Main duties of the job
Job Plan
The job plan will be subject to annual review, with any revisions sought by mutual agreement. It is expected that the successful candidate will work with the CMG Management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice.
This post consists of a core job plan with 10 PA post including 1.5 SPA. The job plan consists of different types of weeks:
1. Service weeks covering the Intensive Care Unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary
2. Service weeks covering the Low Dependency Units at both the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Leicester General Hospital
3. On call nights with compensatory time off
It is expected that most Consultants within the Trust will have 2.5 PA’s for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). 1.5 PA’s are allocated as a minimum to all consultants for SPA in order to support the requirements of revalidation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities include:
* Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
* Cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorized absences.
* Participation in service development and business planning.
* Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
* Responsibilities for teaching, examination, and accreditation duties.
* Participation in medical audit and the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes.
* Responding in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers.
* Participation in teaching and training of junior staff.
* Maintaining continuing professional development (CPD).
* Working effectively with Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, and Paediatric colleagues.
* Ensuring the appropriate safeguarding of patients.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* MB BS or Equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
* Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training
* MRCPCH or Equivalent
* Current BLS and NLS Certification
* 24 months middle grade experience in neonatal intensive care
* Child protection level 2
Management
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience of leading teams.
* Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
Communication Skills
* Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.
* Capacity to take others' perspectives and treat others with understanding.
Audit/ Quality Improvement
* Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
* Experience of quality improvement work and audit.
Teaching
* Experience of and a commitment to training/teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
* Ability to assess clinical competencies.
Experience / Clinical Skills
* Fully trained in Neonatal Medicine.
* Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: If you are successful in obtaining this position, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
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