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Job summary

Main area
Neonatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
218-T1-MED-6424528
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Town
Coventry
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

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Locum Consultant Neonatologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

Interviews are due to take place on 22nd July 2024.

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Neonatologist, to start as soon as possible pending substantive appointment, to join the neonatal team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust which is one of the designated neonatal intensive care units within the West Midlands Neonatal operational delivery network.

You will join an enthusiastic integrated team providing neonatal care in the designated network NICU level 3 service in Coventry. The post includes resident evening duties (till 2200 hours weekdays) at tier 3 level. There are no general paediatric duties.

The post is suitable for either an experienced neonatologist or a senior neonatal trainee within 6 months of CCT or with equivalent training and experience.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities. 

Main duties of the job

The Trust has a large purpose-built perinatal unit, which opened in 2004 with a delivery rate of around 5800 babies per year. There are over 11,000 deliveries per year across Coventry and Warwickshire, for which University Hospital, Coventry, provides the majority of neonatal intensive care. The purpose built Neonatal Unit has a capacity of 16 critical care cots,14 special care cots and 6 transitional care cots. The unit is one of the designated network neonatal intensive care units for the West Midlands neonatal ODN and provides 3500 Level 1 and 2 and 5500 Level 3 cot days per year. Experienced and well trained Specialist Neonatal Nurses, 8 ANNPs, Midwives and Nursery Nurses staff the unit. There is a full complement of West Midlands deanery neonatal trainees and the service is accredited for neonatal grid training.

 

Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register or have a CCT date within 6 months of the interview date or equivalent.

 

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire is one of the UK’s leading specialist teaching hospitals, we provide world-class healthcare to a population of over 1,000,000. A designated Major Trauma Centre in the West Midlands, we offer state state-of-the-art facilities offering major advances in patient care, clinical teaching and innovation.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. 

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do. 

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare. 

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. 

There has never been a better time to join our team. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this locum consultant post, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable

Management & Administrative

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable

Research, Audit & Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable

Communication skills & abilities

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential

Continued professional / personal development

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential

Other

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Puneet Nath
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 966682
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