Locum Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician

Job title:

Locum Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

The Trust is seeking to appoint a locum Consultant from February 2025 for 12 months to replace an existing gap in the consultant team.The full consultant team consists of 7 Neonatologists/ Neonatal Paediatricians.The posts attract 10 Pas, part time applicants and job share applications will be welcomed. Additional interests in echocardiography, neonatal neurology, neonatal respiratory medicine or education would be particularly welcome.Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.Main duties of the jobClinicalo Consultant of the Week for the Neonatal unit.o Neonatal follow-up clinics.o Away weeks at NICUs.o Complete Neonatal on calls – 1 in 7 – Weekday Resident (17:00-19:30) and then non-resident (19:30-08:30). Saturday and Sunday resident 10.00 – 13.00 and 19.30 – 20.30. Non -resident outside these hours.o To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.o To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.o To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.o To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.About usThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire) Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin) and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.Job description
Job responsibilitiesA formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Directors and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 1 month of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care – includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) – includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPCH (by examination) or equivalent

Desirable

• BSc, MSc, MD, PhD

Entry
Essential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Desirable

• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• SPIN module in Neonatal Medicine

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Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Telford, Shropshire

Job date

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 02:42:23 GMT

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