Consultant Neonatologist

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  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • £105,504-139,882 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 10 hours ago
This post is based at Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) which is part of the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM). This post is for one substantive Consultant Neonatologist to complete a team of 9 consultants to deliver neonatal care in the tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and in the Maternity Unit.This is an exciting post and an opportunity to join a highly regarded team within an expanding neonatal intensive care service. The post holder will be required to provide the full range of neonatology skills working in collaboration with consultants and multidisciplinary teams in both the Obstetric and Child Health Directorates.Main duties of the jobThe neonatal unit is designated a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the West Midlands Perinatal Operational Delivery Network. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit currently has 26 cots, 6 intensive care (IC), 6 high dependency (HD) and 14 special care (SC), although there is flexibility within this configuration. We anticipate expanding to 7 IC and & 7 HD cots with improved nurse staffing and consultant numbers. We have a Transitional Care Unit with 10 cots.About usThere are approximately 6500 - 6800 births per year at The Royal Stoke University Hospital. The NICU admissions per year are approximately 520, and a total of 1219 admissions to the whole neonatal service including the Transitional Care Unit. We deliver around 1850 IC days per year. We care for more than 100 very low birth weight babies and provide around 2800-3000 respiratory support days per year. We are a tertiary referral centre from other units especially Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital which is our link LNU. The neonates requiring tertiary care are transferred by the West Midlands neonatal transport team, the East Midlands CenTre neonatal transport team or the Connect North West transport team. We perform all modalities of intensive care including HFOV, nitric oxide and therapeutic hypothermia. All consultants perform neonatal cranial ultrasonography and currently 3 consultants provide neonatal echocardiography service. We have the facilities to deliver therapeutic hypothermia to two babies and the facilities to deliver iNO to three babies simultaneously (across NICU and PICU) if needed.DetailsDate posted03 September 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per AnnumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number205- 7163767BJob locationsUniversity Hospitals North MidlandsNewcastle RoadStoke-On-TrentST4 6QGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesA detailed job description and the main responsibilities can be found within the job pack attached under supporting documents. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesA detailed job description and the main responsibilities can be found within the job pack attached under supporting documents.Person SpecificationQualifications and skillsEssential
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MBChB/MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCP/MRCPCH by examination, or equivalent
  • Level 3 safeguarding training
  • CCT in Neonatal Medicine or within 6 months at interview date of obtaining CCT in Neonatal Medicine or CESR Neonatal Medicine
Desirable
  • Further Higher Degree, e.g. MD, PhD
Clinical ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of thorough and broad training in neonatal medicine
  • NLS Provider Certificate
  • Specific area of expertise within neonatology to complement existing team
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Experience and understanding of and ability to use evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making
Desirable
  • Ability to carry out echocardiography.
  • NLS instructor certificate
Management and Administrative ExperienceEssential
  • Experience and understanding of clinical audit
  • Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
  • Ability to teach clinical skills.
  • Ability to collect and submit data for collaborative studies as required.
Desirable
  • Formal management training
  • Evidence of managerial experience
  • Leadership qualification
Teaching ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Training the trainers course
Desirable
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Higher medical education qualification
Research ExperienceEssential
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues
Desirable
  • Proven research ability including publications in refereed journals
Person SpecificationQualifications and skillsEssential
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MBChB/MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCP/MRCPCH by examination, or equivalent
  • Level 3 safeguarding training
  • CCT in Neonatal Medicine or within 6 months at interview date of obtaining CCT in Neonatal Medicine or CESR Neonatal Medicine
Desirable
  • Further Higher Degree, e.g. MD, PhD
Clinical ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of thorough and broad training in neonatal medicine
  • NLS Provider Certificate
  • Specific area of expertise within neonatology to complement existing team
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Experience and understanding of and ability to use evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making
Desirable
  • Ability to carry out echocardiography.
  • NLS instructor certificate
Management and Administrative ExperienceEssential
  • Experience and understanding of clinical audit
  • Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
  • Ability to teach clinical skills.
  • Ability to collect and submit data for collaborative studies as required.
Desirable
  • Formal management training
  • Evidence of managerial experience
  • Leadership qualification
Teaching ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Training the trainers course
Desirable
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Higher medical education qualification
Research ExperienceEssential
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues
Desirable
  • Proven research ability including publications in refereed journals

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