Job overview

Welcome to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust where our neonatal services are provided across 2 sites.  There is a level 3 Neonatal intensive care unit at the William Harvey hospital, Ashford and a level 1 special care baby unit at the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital. Overall within the Trust there is a provision for 7 IC, 6 HDU and 26 SC cots.  Both Units are part of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Network. This post is based at the William Harvey site.

The level 3 unit at the WHH has 7 Intensive Care (IC), 4 high dependency (HDU) and 14 Special care (SC) cots.  It provides medical intensive care services to gestational ages above the limit of viability including conventional ventilation, high frequency ventilation, nitric oxide therapy and therapeutic hypothermia. Neonatal patients requiring cardiac or general surgery are usually transferred to the Evelina Children’s Hospital. 

The unit accepts both in-utero and ex-utero referrals from within the Trust, within the network and from further afield where required.  Medical support for the unit is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by 7 Neonatologists/ 7 Registrars and 9 Junior

Main duties of the job

We are pleased to be offering a 1-year fixed term Neonatal (ST3 equivalent).  The appointee will participate in an EWTD compliant full shift rota on the Middle grade rota.

Full support and training needs will be carefully monitored with the supervisor of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will have enthusiasm, excellent clinical and communication skills and be keen to develop skills in clinical governance, quality improvement, research and the development of cross site clinical support for our level 1 sister unit in Margate.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.