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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualification
Primary medical degree of a recognised University
- Qualification
Full registration and Licence to Practice with the GMC
- Qualification
Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
- Qualification
Inclusion in the specialist register in Paediatrics (neonatal medicine) or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT for Paediatrics (neonatal medicine)at time of interview
- Clinical Experience
A minimum of seven years postgraduate experience. Of this three must have been spent in appropriate training posts during higher specialist training.
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
- Clinical Experience
Current certificate in NLS
- Presentation skills
Experience of presenting to audiences using visual aids
- Research experience
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Teaching experience
Experience of teaching undergraduates
- Teaching experience
Experience of teaching and supervising SHOs
- Teaching experience
Experience of supervising SpRs
- Teaching experience
Enthusiasm for teaching at all levels
- Management and administrative experience
Ability to organise and manage the work of a neonatal unit, including outpatients
- Management and administrative experience
Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Management and administrative experience
Ability to organise advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualification
Higher degree e.g., MD or PhD
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of skills in neonatal transport
- Presentation skills
Presentation to learned societies
- Presentation skills
Commissioned lectures to professional bodies
- Research experience
Research activity leading to a higher degree [MD (UK) PhD or MPhil]
- Research experience
Evidence of experience in research supervision
- Teaching experience
Current certificate as NLS, APLS, PALS, ARNI instructor
- Teaching experience
Postgraduate qualification in education
- Teaching experience
Experience of coordinating educational programmes
- Management and administrative experience
Experience in the development of clinical guidelines
- Management and administrative experience
Experience of audit
- Management and administrative experience
Management training
Job overview
Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Neonatal Medicine to join the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. The successful applicants will provide consultant-led neonatal intensive care, high dependency care and special care across Liverpool Women's Hospital and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, antenatal counselling, participation in resident and non-resident consultant rotas, education, research and service development.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide consultant-led neonatal care across both sites, including resident consultant nights at Liverpool Women's Hospital and non-resident on-call duties at Alder Hey. Consultants will contribute to outpatient care, antenatal counselling, governance, audit, education, quality improvement and service development.
- 1.5 SPA sessions per week for CPD, appraisal, governance, teaching and audit.
- Additional SPA for agreed leadership or educational roles.
- Potential involvement with Connect North West neonatal transport.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details regarding job plan, role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Neonatal Medicine with Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Consultant Locum post). The application deadline is 22 Nov 2026.
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