Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) invites applications for a for talented, motivated and dynamic full-time (11PA) Consultant Neonatologist position, covering both neonatal units at ICHNT, contributing to high-quality tertiary neonatal services at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital (QCCH) and LNU St Mary’s Hospital (SMH). As part of the NWL Neonatal ODN within the AHSC at Imperial College, this role offers excellent career advancement. The postholder will join a team of 15 consultants and a professor in neonatology with a reputation in excellent care and research.
There are over 900 admissions to neonatal care across both sites and this includes more than 100 babies less than 27 weeks gestation. ICHNT is the largest perinatal centre within the North West London Perinatal Network which serves ~ 32,000 births per annum; complex fetal, maternal medicine and specialised medical intensive care to mothers and babies is also provided for adjoining sectors within London and the South East.
Aligned with our values of Kindness, Collaboration, Expertise, and Aspiration, the post holder will embody these principles. Join us on this journey, shaping our future together.
Interviews typically occur within three weeks of the closing date. As an equal opportunities employer promoting diversity, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce reflecting the local population, designing services around individual patient needs.
The postholder will cover a full-time (11PA= 8.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA) Consultant Neonatologist position, covering both neonatal units at ICHNT in a 15 WTE rolling team job plan.
High-Quality Patient Care
Active participation in DCC according to agreed job plan
Involvement in decisions about patients’ care and responsiveness to parents’ views
Collaborative work with neonatal multidisciplinary team
Day-to-Day Clinical Duties
Reviewing neonatal unit admissions
Conducting daily ward rounds
Attending labour ward and deliveries
Supervising resuscitation scenarios
Overseeing postnatal and transitional care
Regular involvement in fetal medicine patient management
Neonatal Outpatient Follow-Up
Conduct neurodevelopmental follow-up clinics
Supervise neonatal SpR clinics
Research, Teaching, and Training
Actively support recruitment to ongoing research studies
Provide high-quality teaching to both undergraduates and postgraduate trainees and healthcare
Mentor SHOs and SpRs
Participate in induction programs
Service Improvement and Clinical Governance
Active participation in departmental governance meetings and activities
Active role in reviewing and updating guidelines, SOPs, and patient information leaflets
Conduct clinical audits and incident reporting
Adhere to guidelines and protocols
Role model good practice for infection control
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Full JD is attached and in addition to clinical care the post holder will be expected contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education, supervising trainees and support research. The post holder will collaborate with colleagues to uphold high-performance standards, managing junior staff, participating in clinical governance, quality improvement and strategic planning. Excellent facilities for personal development are provided.
The neonatal service, now part of the Directorate of Maternity and Neonatology within the Division of Women’s and Support Services, merged with maternity services in April 2023. The service covers clinical and academic neonatal medicine, perinatal neurology and perinatal cardiology across QCCH and SMH neonatal units.
QCCH NICU, a leading tertiary level service with 26 cots, emphasises Family Integrated Care and specialises in the care of the extreme preterm infant, perinatal optimisation, non-invasive respiratory care, neonatal neurology, haematology, nutrition and early discharge. Ambulatory paediatrics and follow-up clinics are situated at Hammersmith Hospital.
SMH LNU, with 20 cots, provides intensive/high dependency and special care. Multidisciplinary support includes haematology, infectious disease, radiology, surgery, urology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, genetics, collaborating with the newly established West London Children’s Hospital in 2022

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