Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Transport
- Grade
- MC75
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term for 6 months with option to extend for further 6 months if mutually agreed)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 349-SMH-6347900*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service (Warrington)
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum. Banding supplement not applicable
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Neonatal Transport
MC75
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to develop experience within the field of Neonatal Transport for Connect NW, the busiest Neonatal Transport Service in the UK. Hosted by Manchester Foundation NHS Trust, the service operates across the NW region providing high quality clinical support for emergency neonatal transfers and planned elective transfers. You will work within a highly motivated team of medical, ANNP, Nursing, Ambulance and Administrative colleagues to provide seamless care and advice during a patients journey across one of 22 Neonatal Units in the NW Operational Delivery Network. The service currently operates from two operational bases in Liverpool and Manchester but will be moving to a brand new single centralised transport Hub near Warrington in early 2024.
Main duties of the job
As a specialty doctor you will join a team of other medics and ANNPs providing clinical support to undertake all categories of Neonatal Transfer, including Emergency Uplift Neonatal Transfers. You will be responsible for providing clinical advice and support to colleagues working across the region, under the supervision of a Neonatal Transport Consultant. You will already possess excellent skills and experience in Neonatology and have exceptional communication and team working abilities. You will undertake a range of shifts covering weekdays, nights and weekends to ensure a resilient 24/7 service. In addition to clinical responsibilities, you will be able to develop your understanding of clinical governance and participate in education, research and quality improvement projects.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree
- Minimum five years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part-time or flexible basis), at least three of which must be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
- MRCPCH
- Minimum of two years experience in Neonatology of which 12 months must be in an NICU setting
- Proficient at the common neonatal practical skills including: Intubation, central arterial and venous line insertion, chest drain insertion
Teaching and Audit
Essential criteria
- Teaching medical students
- Experience of audit and clinical governance
Academic Achievements and Research
Desirable criteria
- Research and Publications
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Team working skills
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
- Evidence of Hepatitis B immunity
- Good IT skills and telephone manner
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 Ian Dady
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Neonatal Transport
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 276 6735
- Additional information
Viviane Hall
Lead Nurse for Neonatal Transport
0161 701 0092
Dr Ranganath Ranganna
Neonatal Transport Consultant
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