Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) invites applications for a for talented, motivated and dynamic full-time (11PA) Consultant Neonatologist position, covering both neonatal units at ICHNT, contributing to high-quality tertiary neonatal services at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (QCCH) and LNU St Mary's Hospital (SMH). As part of the NWL Neonatal ODN within the AHSC at Imperial College, this role offers excellent career advancement. The postholder will join a team of 15 consultants and a professor in neonatology with a reputation in excellent care and research.
There are over 900 admissions to neonatal care across both sites and this includes more than 100 babies less than 27 weeks gestation. ICHNT is the largest perinatal centre within the North West London Perinatal Network which serves ~ 32,000 births per annum; complex fetal, maternal medicine and specialised medical intensive care to mothers and babies is also provided for adjoining sectors within London and the South East.
Aligned with our values of Kindness, Collaboration, Expertise, and Aspiration, the post holder will embody these principles. Join us on this journey, shaping our future together.
Interviews typically occur within three weeks of the closing date. As an equal opportunities employer promoting diversity, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce reflecting the local population, designing services around individual patient needs.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will cover a full-time(11PA= 8.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA) Consultant Neonatologist position, covering both neonatal units at ICHNT in a 15 WTE rolling team job plan.
High-Quality Patient Care
- Active participation in DCC according to agreed job plan
- Involvement in decisions about patients' care and responsiveness to parents' views
- Collaborative work with neonatal multidisciplinary team
Day-to-Day Clinical Duties
- Reviewing neonatal unit admissions
- Conducting daily ward rounds
- Attending labour ward and deliveries
- Supervising resuscitation scenarios
- Overseeing postnatal and transitional care
- Regular involvement in fetal medicine patient management
Neonatal Outpatient Follow-Up
- Conduct neurodevelopmental follow-up clinics
- Supervise neonatal SpR clinics
Research, Teaching, and Training
- Actively support recruitment to ongoing research studies
- Provide high-quality teaching to both undergraduates and postgraduate trainees and healthcare
- Mentor SHOs and SpRs
- Participate in induction programs
Service Improvement and Clinical Governance
- Active participation in departmental governance meetings and activities
- Active role in reviewing and updating guidelines, SOPs, and patient information leaflets
- Conduct clinical audits and incident reporting
- Adhere to guidelines and protocols
- Role model good practice for infection control
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full JD is attached and in addition to clinical care the post holder will be expected contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education, supervising trainees and support research. The post holder will collaborate with colleagues to uphold high-performance standards, managing junior staff, participating in clinical governance, quality improvement and strategic planning. Excellent facilities for personal development are provided.
The neonatal service, now part of the Directorate of Maternity and Neonatology within the Division of Womens and Support Services, merged with maternity services in April 2023. The service covers clinical and academic neonatal medicine, perinatal neurology and perinatal cardiology across QCCH and SMH neonatal units.
QCCH NICU, a leading tertiary level service with 26 cots, emphasises Family Integrated Care and specialises in the care of the extreme preterm infant, perinatal optimisation, non-invasive respiratory care, neonatal neurology, haematology, nutrition and early discharge. Ambulatory paediatrics and follow-up clinics are situated at Hammersmith Hospital.
SMH LNU, with 20 cots, provides intensive/high dependency and special care. Multidisciplinary support includes haematology, infectious disease, radiology, surgery, urology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, genetics, collaborating with the newly established West London Childrens Hospital in 2022.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH
- Full GMC registration
- On Specialist Register with CCT in Paediatrics (in Neonatal medicine) or equivalent qualification
- Member of RCPCH
Desirable
- PhD, DM, MSc or equivalent higher degree
- Postgraduate teaching or leadership qualification
Clinical Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant specialty
- Advanced skills in neonatal medicine
- NLS Provider
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Commitment to continuing Professional Development.
- Broad range of IT skills
- Membership of appropriate professional society(ies), knowledge of the up to date literature.
- Grid Training or equivalent training in Neonatal Medicine
Desirable
- Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy
- NLS Instructor
- NLS Course Director
Leadership/ Management Skills
Essential
- Evidence of clinical leadership skills
- Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues
- Active participation in and broad understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
Desirable
- Attended relevant courses in Management and Leadership skills
- Evidence of completed QI or similar management projects
- Knowledge of finance/budgets, management of staff.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical and nursing staff
- Appraisal and assessment training and skills
- Formal training in teaching skills
Desirable
- Completed educational supervision training
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
- Evidence of having written / participated in the writing of evidence based guidelines
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement and leadership in multi-disciplinary audit.
- Presentations at learned societies
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHNT
- Knowledge of the principles involved in research
- Evidence of involvement in research
- Presentation to learned societies
Desirable
- GCP training
- Experience of research activity and author of peer reviewed publications
- Ability to increase the academic profile of the department.
- Formal research experience or training in research methodology
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues
- Ability to work in a multiethnic and multicultural environment
- Evidence of commitment to continuing personal development
- Ability to be a flexible team member
- Good organisational skills
- Awareness of personal limitations
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
Probity
Essential
- Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
- Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, expert, collaborative, aspirational
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital & St Mary's Hospital
London
W12 0HS