Specialty Doctor in Neonatal
Hospitals Of North Midlands Nhs Trust (uhnm), Stoke-upon-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent
Specialty Doctor in Neonatal
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Hospitals Of North Midlands Nhs Trust (uhnm), Stoke-upon-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 13 Dec | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 2b2e34da0877460980294aa066436ab6
Full Job Description
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Specialty Doctor in Neonatal Medicine for a 2 year period. The post will provide an excellent chance to further develop your skills in a tertiary NICU.
The department is 3rd in terms of size and population. We care for babies across the West is one of the 28 national Non -Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Units and is in the upper 3 Midlands and beyond in addition to our local population. We work very closely with the West Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network, and surgical and specialised services across Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as neighbouring partners in Cheshire. On site is the Staffordshire Children's Hospital which provides tertiary level paediatric support in areas such as Respiratory and gastroenterology services along with a regional Paediatric Intensive care unit., Main clinical responsibilities of the post holder include:
+ Lead tier 2 cover for the intensive care, high dependency, special care, transitional care, postnatal wards. Conducting wards rounds with consultant supervision
+ Holding the emergency tier 2 bleep covering labour suite and theatres for normal deliveries, emergency and elective caesarean sections (including unexpected deliveries in the Emergency Department.
+ Conducting internal transfers of babies i.e. for MRIAttending neonatal clinics with consultants
+ Admission and management of neonates- including supervising tier 1 colleagues
+ Providing advice to junior colleagues and supervising them with regards to management of common postnatal ward problems i.e. jaundice, hypoglycaemia etc.
+ Antenatal counselling for women that present to delivery suite in threatened preterm labour, + Lead tier 2 cover for the intensive care, high dependency, special care, transitional care, postnatal wards. Conducting wards rounds with consultant supervision
+ Holding the emergency tier 2 bleep covering labour suite and theatres for normal deliveries, emergency and elective caesarean sections (including unexpected deliveries in the Emergency Department.
+ Conducting internal transfers of babies i.e. for MRIAttending neonatal clinics with consultants
+ Admission and management of neonates- including supervising tier 1 colleagues
+ Providing advice to junior colleagues and supervising them with regards to management of common postnatal ward problems i.e. jaundice, hypoglycaemia etc.
+ Antenatal counselling for women that present to delivery suite in threatened preterm labour
Important information about your application
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3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales.
Our specialised services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal and dialysis services, neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care. We are recognised for our particular expertise in trauma, respiratory conditions, spinal surgery, upper gastro-intestinal surgery, complex orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the management of liver conditions. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.
Flexible working requests will be considered., At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!