Locum Consultant - Neonatal

Job overview

We are keen to appoint an enthusiastic   Neonatal consultant on a 12-month FTC to join the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

This is a new position in the Department of Paediatrics at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which provides a clinical service at both Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury(TWH) and Maidstone Hospital.

This is a new NNU consultant post to complement the existing 6 consultants on the call rota for NNU. This post has been created in line with the recent BAPM(British Association of Perinatal Medicine) guideline and will make us compliant with the provision of 1 in 7 NNU consultants on calls.

This post provides the experience of working at the Consultant level, doing Consultant of the week in level 2 NNU in a 1:7 rota. Consultants are expected to do normal neonatal follow-up and general paediatric clinics for all ages(0-16 years) in non- hot weeks. Preference will be given to candidates who have done a SPIN module in neonates and can demonstrate adequate neonatal experience.

This post does not have any commitment as a resident on call unless there are emergency gaps on the rota. The General Paediatrics cohort will cover A & E and General Paediatrics. There is no commitment to cover general paediatric on calls. We would encourage part-time and job sharers to apply for these jobs. TWH at Pembury has 6500 deliveries per annum.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team, and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments to ensure a high standard of patient care across the Trust. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high-quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.

To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the speciality, covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust’s Guide to Job Planning, unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Department of Paediatrics offers a wide range of general services to children, as well as several specialist paediatric services, many of which are shared care services in association with tertiary centres. The department consists of;

• General Paediatric Bed base of 23 single rooms, including 2 HDU beds • Level 2 NNU unit with 18 cots and 3 ICU cots • Ambulatory Unit (Woodlands) is open 7 days a week, 9-000 opening hours • Ambulatory Unit (Riverbank @Maidstone), which is open 5 days a week, 9-1900 opening hours, supporting the ED unit • Day Surgery across both sites of the Trust • Outpatient Clinics across both hospitals of the Trust

Responsibilities include:

To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing coordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.

To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately, with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal, as per guidance from the Deanery. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.

To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Council’s published guide “Good Medical Practice,” including the Duties of a Doctor.