consultant Stevenage, England
Job description
Our Trust is committed to career development which allows us to look out for individuals who are proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of neonatal services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicants will be offered the opportunity to work closely with the existingNeonatal Pediatrician/ Neonatologistsin the Trust to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Neonatology department at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful candidate will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork.
We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful, and the family feel valued during their visits to the Trust.
The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) and includes an on-call commitment of 1:6 exclusive for the Local Neonatal Unit. There is no Acute pediatric commitment to this post.
This is a whole time equivalent substantive Neonatal consultant post, and the successful applicant will share the responsibilities for providing acute neonatal care at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. Outpatient clinics are based at the Lister Hospital and QE 2 Hospital in Welwyn Garden City. Our Neonatal unit is a local neonatal unit (LNU) part of East of England (EOE) Neonatal Network.
The post holder with join the 5 Neonatal consultants in the delivery of neonatal care and participate in 1:6 on call rota including weekends. There will be no Acute Paediatric commitments. The Neonatal consultant responsibilities include but not limited to:
1. The provision of inpatient care & outpatient
2. The development and delivery of the neonatal services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
3. The supervision and training of junior medical staff, including the advanced neonatal nurse practitioner, in the care of sick babies on the neonatal unit and the resuscitation of babies in the maternity unit (Consultant Led Unit and Midwife Led Unit)
4. Be available to advise the maternity team on matters concerning the care of babies
5. Work collaboratively with Acute Paediatric team, Maternity and Nursing team.
6. Clinical governance and compliance with the Trust’s requirements in clinical governance
7. Work collaboratively with clinicians within the East of England Operational Delivery Network (ODN) in the planning, delivery, and monitoring of neonatal care
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.
- Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
- Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
- Active participation in continuing medical education
