Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a consultant neonatologist to serve a multicultural population of Northeast London. Queen's Hospital Neonatal Unit is one of the largest Local Neonatal Unit in UK. Our neonatal services support a delivery rate of 7300 per year with a neonatal admission rate of 600 per year and 1000-1200 bed days per month. The unit has state of the art equipment, allowing use of any mode of ventilation. We offer therapeutic hypothermia to eligible newborns prior to transfer to tertiary centres. We take pride in achieving Baby Friendly accreditation in April 2024. We have a close working relationship with Homerton and Royal London Hospital neonatal units, as well as other London network units. We work collaboratively with Maternity, Fetal Medicine and Paediatric teams. We encourage research activities. Our unit is a recognised NLS centre. We have a dedicated 3-tier medical rota. The team is warm and friendly with high staff retention. The medical and nursing team is supported by an AHP team of dietician, speech and language therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and a perinatal psychotherapist. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join us and contribute his/her expertise across inpatient and outpatient areas. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity to grow skills, develop an area of interest and get challenged in managing a wide range of complex pathologies regularly presenting in the department. Main duties of the job The successful applicant will be responsible for running the neonatal service at BHRUT with the existing neonatal consultants working with the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will join the current consultant team to make the rota 1:7 and work within the team job plan, as summarised below. The postholder will be expected to support the neonatal lead with clinical governance, perinatal optimisation and safety champion activities. Week 1 - NICU (Hot week' with prospective cover) Week 2 - SCBU 1 (Hot week' with prospective cover Week 3 - SCBU 2/postnatal ward Week 4 - Clinic/admin/SPA/CG/Special interest/Teaching Week 5 - Clinic/admin/SPA/CG/Special interest/Teaching Week 6 - Clinic/admin/SPA/CG/Special interest/Teaching Week 7 - Clinic/admin/SPA/CG/Special interest/Teaching Consultants are expected to undertake twice daily ward rounds on the neonatal unit. The hot-week consultant holds the crash bleep and attends neonatal emergencies. During non-hot-weeks, consultants undertake clinics and administrative tasks. During these weeks consultants also provide teaching and training to juniors, update guidelines, undertake audits and clinical governance activities etc. Consultants also attend departmental meetings, link meetings, serious incident review meetings, perinatal quality and safety meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings etc. The successful postholder will be expected to attend and represent neonatal unit in such meetings as per rota. About us We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care. Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer. We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients. Date posted 16 April 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 162-M7503 Job locations Neonatal Medical Staff Queens & King George Hospitals Romford RM7 0AG Job description Job responsibilities For more information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440. Job description Job responsibilities For more information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full registration with the GMC MRCPCH or equivalent Entry onto the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining a UK CCT Paediatrics with special interest in Neonatal Medicine or equivalent. CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application. Desirable UK CCT in Neonatal Medicine or equivalent Higher qualification, e.g. MD/PhD NLS Instructor Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full registration with the GMC MRCPCH or equivalent Entry onto the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining a UK CCT Paediatrics with special interest in Neonatal Medicine or equivalent. CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application. Desirable UK CCT in Neonatal Medicine or equivalent Higher qualification, e.g. MD/PhD NLS Instructor 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Address Neonatal Medical Staff Queens & King George Hospitals Romford RM7 0AG Employer's website https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)