Substantive Neonates Consultants

Applications are invited to apply for three posts in Neonatal Medicine based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU. 

The appointee will be expected to participate in the on-call rota and may be required to work on any other site as required by the OUH Trust in the future

The successful applicant will join a team of 9 existing consultants. 

The new appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced senior clinical team and established MDT.

 We would encourage candidates interested in applying for this role to get in touch using the contact information at the bottom of this advert with any questions or if you would like to arrange an informal visit.

The job plan is divided into attending time for

a)    Intensive care and Transport service

b)    Intensive Care, Low Dependency

c)     High dependency and Fetal Medicine

d)    Follow-up and neurodevelopmental clinics

An indicative timetable and Job Plan are set out below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment. During the day there are three consultants on service – 2 consultants cover ITU (16 cots) and one consultant covers HDU. One of the ITU consultant also covers the transport service. Consultant shift times and onsite attendance requirements vary by activity block and are set out in the timetable below. The night-time consultant is non-resident after the stated onsite period, with backup consultant cover available if needed. There are two consultants over the weekend.

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR CCT date within 6 months of AAC scheduled interview date
• Certificate of completion of training (CCT) or equivalent in paediatrics
• Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatrics (neonatal medicine) or equivalent
• APLS, BLS or equivalent in date
• Valid level 3 or equivalent safeguarding training
• Instructor in Neonatal Life Support
• Transport Training
• Work experience - A wide experience in the management of all aspects of neonatal intensive care at regional level.
• Level of responsibility - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Experience gained at several regional centers in UK or abroad.
• Experience in neonatal transport
• Experience in specialist areas which complements those of the existing consultants
• Leadership skills - Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Organisation and management skills - Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Professional/extra skills or achievements - Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Communication and interpersonal skills - Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Highly committed to team work.
• Teaching and training skills - Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training. Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees Enthusiastic teacher and trainer
• Teaching and training skills - Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Teaching and training skills - Enthusiastic teacher and trainer
• Clinical governance experience - Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Research skills - Experience of entering babies to multicentre randomised controlled trials
• Management qualification
• Experience in supporting/leading recruitment of junior doctors from overseas.
• Formal training in teaching skills Formal training in assessment and appraisal Experience of educational supervision
• Formal training in assessment and appraisal
• Experience of educational supervision
• Investigation training
• Peer reviewed publications
• Research grants
• GCP training
• Transport - Travel to fulfil clinical commitments

• Higher medical degree