# Locum Consultant in Neonatal Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-neonatal-medicine/89df30e5-88d6-49c9-a2c6-357392087b26 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-neonatal-medicine/89df30e5-88d6-49c9-a2c6-357392087b26.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Liverpool Women's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (dependant on experience) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus 3% on call allowance) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T09:00:39.486Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_Womens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8345109 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345109?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/REMAX/contact ## Job Content ### Job overview The Consultant will provide senior clinical leadership in neonatal low dependency care, transitional care and neonatal outreach services. The post holder will optimise patient flow, support early discharge, improve continuity of care for babies and families and undertake departmental safeguarding responsibilities. ### Main duties of the job Fixed clinical sessions providing neonatal low dependency care and Transitional Care at Liverpool Women’s Hospital and contributing to the neonatal follow-up service. The neonatal community outreach team is established but there are plans to expand the remit of this service in line with the BAPM Neonatal Outreach Service Framework. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be key in outlining and overseeing the arrangements for this service. Dependent on experience, the post holder may be expected to undertake some sessions within the intensive care environment at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The postholder will be expected to undertake antenatal counselling in the fetal medicine unit. In line with the Trust’s Job Planning Policy, all Consultants will be allocated 1.5 core SPA sessions per week. This time will be used for participation in undergraduate and post graduate teaching, continuing professional development, mandatory training, non-patient administration, participating in clinical audit and preparation for annual appraisal and revalidation. The additional 1 SPA will be used for activities in defined roles such as the educational supervision of trainees and lead roles in service development. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - Primary medical degree of a recognised University - Full registration and Licence to Practice with the GMC - Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent - 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 **Desirable** - Higher degree e.g., MD or PhD ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - A minimum of seven years postgraduate experience. Of this three must have been spent in appropriate training posts during higher specialist training. - Evidence of advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine - Current certificate in NLS **Desirable** - Evidence of skills in neonatal transport ### Research experience **Essential** - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems - Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals **Desirable** - Research activity leading to a higher degree \[MD (UK) PhD or MPhil\] - Evidence of experience in research supervision - Experience in Leading research ### Teaching experience **Essential** - Experience of teaching undergraduates - Experience of teaching and supervising SHOs - Experience of supervising SpRs - Enthusiasm for teaching at all levels **Desirable** - Current certificate as NLS, APLS, PALS, ARNI instructor ### Management and administrative experience **Essential** - Ability to organise and manage the work of a neonatal unit, including outpatients - Understanding of the principles of clinical governance - Ability to organise advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service **Desirable** - Experience in the development of clinical guidelines - Experience of audit - Management training - Experience of risk management ## Documents - [job plan (pdf, 32.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10669805) - [risk id (pdf, 251.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10669804) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 9.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2490) - [job description (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10669802) - [person specification (pdf, 50.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10669803) - [recruitment documents (pdf, 834.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10669806) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.