Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (None)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 323-MD1307-AM
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Peter's Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £70,425 Payments for add. rostered hrs; night rate and weekend allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow - Neonatal Unit
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
Job overview
Post within the middle tier doctor rota (Registrar), taking shifts including days, nights and weekends; cover for the neonatal transfer service, depending on experience and able to start by September 2025.
Main duties of the job
· Provide direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
· The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
· The successful post holder will participate fully in the middle grade rota which is compliant with current junior doctor contract stipulations. This will include pro rata cover of the neonatal transfer service. Cover for transport service will depend on the competency of the post holder. Flexible working is feasible.
· Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team.
· Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
· Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
· Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Peter’s Hospital is a tertiary service commissioned by NHS England to provide full medical neonatal services for inborn babies (both booked and transferred in-utero), as well as for ex-utero transfers from other providers.
- We have a strong commitment to QI and excellent participation in research. Our whole team are regular contributors to national and international meetings as well as network and national working groups from CRG, BAPM to NICE. We work increasingly closely with our colleagues in maternity including in the MatNeoQI programmes of work, and our clinical governance and safety work is high quality. The post holder will have an excellent opportunity to develop skills in lung ultrasound, central lines adjustment and cranial ultrasound via a dedicated POCUS team. Additionally, our team is well known for additional non-invasive skills such as LISA, SALSA and the use of SNIPV. Opportunities therefore exist for you to develop roles and responsibilities that facilitate the further development of our neonatal service.
- All doctors will have an educational/clinical supervisor
We are an active member of the South East Neonatal Network (SENN) which consists of Surrey, Sussex and Kent & Medway networks. We also work closely with the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership Local Maternity Service to ensure that service developments are coordinated, sustainable and responsive to local needs.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Previously worked in NICU in UK, in level 2 units for at least 6 months
Desirable criteria
- • Worked in the UK at least for 6 months in a level 3 NICU
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- NLS
Desirable criteria
- Obtained CCT
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
- Sherif Dabbour
- Job title
- Consultant Neonatologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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