Job summary
Employer heading
Locum Neonatology Consultant
Locum Consultant
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley.听We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary鈥檚 Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 鈥 the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable听over听听staying comfortable; Listening听听over听always knowing best; and Succeeding together听over听achieving alone.听
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as 鈥済ood鈥 or 鈥渙utstanding鈥 in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King鈥檚 College London鈥檚 GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) are looking to appoint a 1-year Locum Consultant Neonatologist cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will work with the existing consultants to deliver a level 2 neonatal service at University Hospital Lewisham. The post holder will have responsibility to deliver and manage a Level 2 NNU service.
This is a locum post, to cover maternity leave for a colleague. This post would be suitable for either a consultant neonatologist or a consultant paediatrician with interest in neonatology.
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Main duties of the job
The neonatal units at LGT work closely with obstetric and maternity services cross site. Lewisham and Greenwich Trust have recently been given a 鈥楪ood鈥 rating by CQC for maternity services and outstanding for maternity leadership at UHL.听
The Neonatal Consultant team work on a 5-week rolling rota. This includes a service week for the Level 2 Neonatal Unit (NNU). As part of the NNU week, the consultant also directly supervises the teaching and training programme. Following an external review of neonatal and paediatric services at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, funding has been agreed for a sixth consultant on the neonatal rota at Univiersity Hospital Lewisham. The plan is to move to a 6-week rolling rota during the next year.
The other 4 weeks are dedicated to outpatient clinics, SPA activity, specialty service, annual and study leave. The on-call commitment is 1 in 5 weekdays and 1 in 5 weekends. All on call activity will be at University Hospital Lewisham.
听Please check the attached Job Description for the Job Plan type.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
路听听听听听听听听 Together with the other neonatologists, to provide a service for children on the UHL site in neonatal paediatrics.听 This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department as per the job plan.
路听听听听听听听听 Shared responsibility with the other Paediatricians for providing 24-hour, 7 day a week cover for the Local neonatal unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleague鈥檚 periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
路听听听听听听听听 To take responsibility for patients on the local neonatal unit on the relevant service weeks, liaise with nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team e.g. labour ward.
路听听听听听听听听 To be aware of and deal with safeguarding issues as required and to manage patients with advice from the safeguarding team.
路听听听听听听听听 Carry out outpatient duties with appropriate administration and patient follow up.
路听听听听听听听听 Be aware of and assist in divisional objectives through clinical work e.g. Electronic discharges within 24 hours, DNA rates, infection control.
Medical Education & Teaching:
- Participate in medical student and junior doctor (all grades) teaching, clinical and seminar format especially within the clinical forum
- Participate in nurse teaching as appropriate.
- Undertake monitoring and appraisal of junior staff within everyday practice and take part as educational supervisor (with appropriate training).
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance:
- Individual contribution to divisional governance programme will be expectedInvolvement in audit projects and supervision of junior staff in audit projects is possible and will be encouraged in this post
Continuing Professional Development:
- Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level.
- Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice.
- Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy
- Undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels as agreed with the Clinical or Divisional Director
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Policy, Planning and Management:
- Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care according to Trust Principles
- Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines.
- Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service.
- Comply with all Trust policies.
- Consultants are accountable to the Clinical Director for the further development of management issues. Specific training issues will be developed in conjunction with the clinical tutor.
Person specification
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Previous research experience
- Presentations at National or International meetings
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH/FRCPCH or equivalent
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- APLS/EPLS provider status (up to date).
- Child Protection/Safeguarding training (minimum Level 3) up to date.
Desirable criteria
- Consultant work in level 2 or 3 neonatal units
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and training equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Paediatrics
- Recent experience/familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices.
- Experience in managing children in the neonatal and outpatient setting.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on and manage a range of problems in the Neonatal setting, including safeguarding issues.
- Ability to deal with complex clinical situations in the core areas of the post.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working independently at Consultant Level
- Broad experience of working within the NHS
Clinical Audit
Essential criteria
- Experience running a quality improvement project.
- Shows an understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and corporate risk.
- Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes
- Evidence of service improvement projects and audits
Desirable criteria
- Quality improvement project relating to General Paediatrics
- Evidence of involvement and /or experience in risk processes such as Serious Incident reviews and patient safety systems
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and interest in undergraduate teaching
- Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching for both under/ postgraduate students and nursing/midwifery staff
- Educational supervision accreditation
- Experience of supervising junior doctors at all grades.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in trainee Supervision
- Higher teaching qualification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Understands the management structure of the NHS Evidence of risk management
- Ability to manage and lead a multidisciplinary team.
- Appropriate understanding of NHS directives regarding consultant clinical practice including clinical governance. Ability to prioritise administrative tasks and to work co-operatively with administrative and clerical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Training/experience in NHS management
- Experience in managing and leading specialist unit, directorate teams and working parties as appropriate
IT skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.
- Ability to use patient information systems
Other Attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective communicator 鈥 verbal and written
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates leadership and organisational skills
- Evidence of interest/training in management
- Will contribute to Departmental/ Trust management
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop staff
Desirable criteria
- Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Lawrence
- Job title
- Divisional Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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