This post is based at Northwick Park Hospital which is part of LNWUH.

This post is for a Consultant Neonatologist to complete a team of 5 WTE consultants to delivery Neonatal care in a local Neonatal unit (Level 2 Unit).

The neonatal unit is a local neonatal unit (previously level II) and is part of the NW London neonatal Network. The hospital has around 5,000 deliveries per year. There are 28 cot spaces of which 5 are funded for intensive care. The unit cares for all babies born at >=27weeks gestation and has around 1200 intensive care days per year. Nitric oxide, active cooling and cardiac echo are available on site. The post is a supporting post. The appointee will join a team of 16 junior doctors led by 6 Consultants Neonatologists (5.2 WTE) at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and the post is an appointment at Northwick Park Hospital. The candidate will be required to provide a comprehensive service covering all aspects of the specialty and will be expected to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team

Main duties of the job

The candidate will be required to provide a comprehensive service covering all aspects of the specialty and will be expected to collaborate with the lead clinician in the management and development of the neonatal service. Previous experience in hospital management would be a benefit.

A 10 PA profile would cover the following duties:

The 5 consultants follow a cycle of attending or non-attending which can be variable. Attending blocks will be 2 weeks each of NICU attending followed by 2 weeks non-attending then 2 weeks of SCBU attending. The attending Consultant will be responsible for the clinical management during this time and will lead/supervise ward rounds and clinical and unit management meetings. Attending weeks will be classed at DCC (11.25 for NICU plus on call and 11.25 for SCBU plus on-call)

During non-attending weeks, time will be devoted to outpatient work, clerical/administrative work, teaching, research, educational supervisor roles, audit and other management tasks. Annual and Study leave is taken in non-attending weeks. The 2 non-attending blocks each of 2 weeks allow for a 6PA week almost entirely for supporting PAs. Time taken as absent will be in discussion with the other consultants to ensure that a full service is available daily throughout the year.

The full rota will equate to 28PA for direct clinical care and 12 for supporting PAs over a 4 week cycle.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is a 10 PA post as a Consultant Neonatologist, based at Northwick Park Hospital.

Please see the attached Job Description for more information.

Person Specification
NNU experience
Essential

• 1-2 years experience in level 3 NNU unit with in the past 5 years

Desirable

• Previous experience in project management

Demonstrated knowledge in working with NNU team
Essential

• Demonstrated knowledge in working with NNU team

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in NNU environment

Previous experience
Essential

• Have previous consultant experience

Desirable

• NLS instructors status

BMJRef: BMJ-82227/337-MS-1080-SS