Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Transport/Neonatal Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs per week)
- Job ref
- 284-7354139-BC-KF-25
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Transport Consultant/Consultant Neonatologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a new substantive consultant neonatal post at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to work both in Neonatal Transport (KIDSNTS) at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (7PAs) & Neonatal Intensive Care at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals (RWT)(3PAs). This is a new post developed to support both services.
KIDSNTS undertakes approximately 1200 neonatal transfers/year, moving neonates between the 4 NICUs, 5 LNUs, 2 SCUs & 2 regional specialist hospitals (Birmingham Children’s & AlderHey). The post holder will work with the other 5 WTE consultants to provide consultant cover and develop the service which sits alongside the Paediatric Retrieval service (KIDS).
RWT is one of the 5 NICUs in the West Midlands and provides all levels of neonatal intensive care. The RWT NICU has 26 cots: 7 intensive care(IC), 7 high dependency(HD), 12 special & 8 transitional care. The service supports a Neonatal Community Outreach Team(NCOT). 3 PAs will be delivered at RWT to support the current consultant group. The applicant will provide cover for the neonatal intensive care and special care areas on a 1:9 Pro Rata basis.
The Successful applicant should have CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal) or CCT in Paediatrics with equivalent Neonatal experience. Those who are within 6 months of obtaining their CCT on the date of the AAC are eligible to apply but must provide evidence of their expected CCT date.
Main duties of the job
KIDSNTS
The appointee will join the dedicated NTS team to provide high quality service delivery, maintain standards and protocols, to provide teaching and perform audit.
When on clinical service, the NTS consultant will be based on site during the day and on call from home at night/weekend. The NTS consultant is expected to attend at the bedside when patient acuity, middle grade training and service provision demands.
The job plan will contain an appropriate number of nights, weekends and bank holidays and will be complement the NIC consultant rota.
Coordination of the transport service and decision support for referrals is provided by the NTS consultants using modern conference call facilities.
RWT NICU
The appointee will join the 9-person Consultant Neonatologist team in a predominant clinical role with some leadership roles. Neonatology sits within the Perinatal services directorate.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description (JD) and Person specification (PS). JD/PS is pending Royal College approval
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) or within 6 months of CCT on the date of interview.
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid BLS training
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- MD
- Formal Leadership and Service improvement Full GMC Registration training
- Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts).
Previous experience/ Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Wide neonatal experience
- Advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
- Up to date NLS or ARNI
- Experience in managing all aspects of neonatal care
- Knowledge and involvement in the discharge planning of complex neonatal patients
- Previous Neonatal Transport Experience
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal & assessment skills
- NLS/ARNI Instructor
- Simulation training experience
- Competent in Neonatal Echocardiography and cranial ultrasonography
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Alex Philpott
- Job title
- Neonatal Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries can be made by contacting:
Dr Alex Philpott, Neonatal Lead, KIDSNTS – [email protected]
Mrs Catherine Rutherford, Nurse Consultant KIDSNTS - [email protected]
Dr Richard Heaver, Clinical Director Neonatal services at RWT - [email protected]
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