Consultant Neonatologist with Neonatal Transport Role

at  Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

We invite applications for a replacement Consultant Neonatologist post at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospitals. The successful applicant will be part of both our Birmingham Women’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive care Unit team (BWH NICU) and the Neonatal Transport Service (NTS). This full time 10 PA post has a 7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA split with the DCC work further split into 4.5 BWH NICU and 3 NTS.
BWH NICU Consultant Neonatology follow a 11-week cycle incorporating IC, HDU, Special Care, Surgical Cover, non-resident nights on-call, clinics and non-clinical time. This post will share a line on the rota with an existing consultant who will also contribute to the NTS service. NTS clinical commitments include daytime and on-calls (non-resident).
The neonatal unit is the regional surgical NICU in the West Midlands. It has 41 cots, including 21 intensive care and high dependency, and 20 special care cots. ITU and HDU Activity levels are high and this is one of the busiest units in the country with a complex and varied case mix. There is a separate Transitional Care ward for 12 mothers and 16 babies.
There are approximately 8200 deliveries per year including fetal medicine referrals. There are approximately 2000 admissions into neonatal care per year.
Kids Intensive Care and Decision Support (KIDS) is the regional transport and advice service for critically ill children in the West Midlands and provides a single standalone transport service for neonates and children. This service delivers high quality care for critically ill neonates and children within , is funded by NHS England and is hosted by Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital. KIDSNTS sit within the directorate of Urgent and Critical Care at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
NTS undertakes approximately 1200 transfers/ year, moving neonates between the 4 NICUs, 5 LNUs and 2 SCUs and 2 regional specialist hospitals (Birmingham Childrens and AlderHey). The successful appointee has responsibility for neonatal transfers between neonatal units and specialist hospitals. There is a 24/7 available ITU team (1 day; 1 night) and a single person team each day. There are dedicated ambulances and neonatal equipment on site.
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.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
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