Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatalogy
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (This is a 6 PA locum post arising due to temporary leave of one consultant.)
- Hours
- Part time - 6 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 293-Consultant-331
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Homerton University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Neonatologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
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Job overview
This post will be based in the Department of Neonatology, Homerton Hospital site. This is a 6 PA locum post arising due to temporary leave of one consultant. The successful appointee will join the existing team of 16 (14.5 WTE) consultants. The appointee would be expected to deliver at least 4.8 PAs of direct clinical care (DCC) activity and will have PA for supporting professional activities (SPA) such as teaching and training, management, audit and governance.
Main duties of the job
DCC activities will include attending cover for the various areas of the service including NICU, SCBU, and Consultant cover for Labour Ward, TC and Postnatal Wards. Out-patient clinics are currently led by the consultant covering PNW. The postholder will participate in the on-call and weekend Consultant rota fully.
The key expectations from the post-holder are as below:
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- The provision of a first-class service
- Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- Active involvement in undergraduate and post graduate teaching and training
- Undertaking all work in accordance with Trust policies and procedures including the code of behaviour
- Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of Homerton’s business plans
- Contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
Working for our organisation
As one of London’s designated perinatal centres, HUH provides a highly specialised range of obstetric and neonatal services. We currently accommodate around 6000 deliveries per year and have a 46 cot tertiary neonatal unit.
Over 3500 staff are directly employed by the trust, with a further 1000 contracted to work for us or placed here for training. In the latter group are pre and post registration medical and health care professional trainees from the London Deanery (HEE), Bart's and the London Medical School, City University London, and East London University.
Homerton University Hospital was rated outstanding by CQC in 2020.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will participate in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching within the Unit and Hospital. The Unit participates in the rolling programme for neonatal grid trainees in London, Oxford and Cambridge by organising a day-long teaching event, once every 2 years. Recently these have been virtual sessions given over a designated month.
The postholder will be expected to take an active role in the wider management aspects of the Division and the Hospital as a whole, including involvement in contracting service specifications and quality specifications, where appropriate.
Please see Job description for full details of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) or equivalent training in neonatal medicine to fulfil syllabus/ competency requirements as published by the RCPCH.
- Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
Experience and expertise
Essential criteria
- Current NLS, APLS or EPALS certificate
- Level 3 safeguarding children training
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
Teaching & training
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Research
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for research & willingness to contribute to the research activities of the department
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Philippa Chisholm
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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