We are seeking a Trust Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4-8 equivalent) in Neonates. The post is to commence as soon as possible for a period of 12 months.
The successful candidate will be based mainly in the neonatal unit at Royal Preston Hospital which is one of the tertiary Centre for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network. There are over 4000 deliveries with six intensive care cots, 8 HDU cots and 14 SCBU cots.
There is a dedicated consultant of the week system for the neonatal unit with daily consultant led ward rounds. There is also a dedicated consultant on-call for the neonatal unit with separate middle grade tier for the neonatal unit and general Paediatrics.
The candidate must have a minimum of six months tertiary neonatal experience at the middle grade level and full registration with the GMC.
The clinical duties will comprise routine and out of hours acute cover within the NeonatalServices. The work will be based on a full shift system, sharing the rota with the ST3 -7 andequivalent trainee doctors.
Summaryofclinicalduties -
• Attendingtoneonatesadmittedtothe NeonatalUn
• Conductingwardrounds
• Assisting and supervising the Tier 1 (ST1-2/FY2) doctors in managing cases,attendingoradmitted totheNICU.
• Tier2oncalldutiesoutof hoursforneonatalemergenciesandcontinuationofcareofpatientsontheNICU.
• Attendingdeliveriesofextremelyprematureneonates,highriskdeliveriesandtheirimmediateandaftercaremanagementontheNICU.
• Supervisedoutpatientclinicalduties.
• Coverforunexpectedshorttermsicknessof acolleague.
What We Can Offer
• Mentored training to RCPCH curriculum standards as part of a personal development plan
• Timetabled education sessions including monthly MDT Neonatal Journal club, Perinatal meetings, Simulation and Safeguarding sessions
• Access to in-house training for Education roles and Leadership development
• Formal and informal teaching of Medical students.
• Child Health departmental meetings for Audit, Quality and Safety
• Teaching to nurses and other professions allied to medicine.
• Support for developing Research skills alongside Neonatal, Paediatric and Women’s Health MDT Research team
• Access to study leave and expenses as per the Trust policy which would be equivalent to a trainee
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Aubrey Makhalira, Clinical Director 07930649417or to Dr Santa Masila, Consultant Neonatologist, Tel no. 01772 524644.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025