Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months (6 - 12 Month Post)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (3% On Call Allowance)
- Job ref
- 159-LWH-39-25
- Employer
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool Women's Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (dependant on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in Neonatal Medicine
Locum Consultant
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes usÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌýspecialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:Ìý https://vimeo.com/556197652Ìý
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job overview
Liverpool Women's Hospital is seeking a locum Consultant in Neonates to join it's team at Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's Hospital partnership for a 6-12 month period.Ìý
Liverpool Women's Hospital provides acute care for intensive care and high dependency babies in mixed acuity rooms. There are two consultants on for acute care between 08:30 and 17:00 on weekdays and 14:30 on weekend day. Thereafter there is one resident consultant until 21:00 with handover to the resident night Consultant 20:30 - 09:00.
There is a Consultant present on the Alder Hey unit from 08:30 until 20:00 on weekdays, and 17:30 on weekend days. On weekdays, the daytime Consultant hands over to a second Consultant who remains resident until 22:00 and then provides non-resident on-call overnight. Alder Hey sessions involve morning ward rounds on the Neonatal Surgical Unit and review of surgical neonatal patients on the Paediatric Intensive Care and High Dependency units, as well as ad-hoc review of referred babies on other wards.
There is a diverse Consultant workforce. Applications from individuals with an interest and expertise in neonatal respiratory care or neonatal surgical care would complement the expertise already in the team
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Main duties of the job
Fixed clinical sessions providing neonatal intensive care, neonatal high dependency care and neonatal special care with resident nights on call at Liverpool Women's Hospital, as well as the neonatal high dependency care at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
The post holder will be expected to undertake follow up of babies in Outpatients and joint antenatal counselling in the fetal medicine unit. These shifts are distributed in an annualised job plan.
Liverpool Women's Hospital provides acute care for intensive care and high dependency babies in mixed acuity rooms. There are two consultants on for acute care between 08:30 and 17:00 on weekdays and 14:30 on weekend day. Thereafter there is one resident consultant until 21:00 with handover to the resident night Consultant 20:30 - 09:00.
There is a Consultant present on the Alder Hey unit from 08:30 until 20:00 on weekdays, and 17:30 on weekend days.
In line with the Trust's Job Planning Policy, all Consultants will be allocated 1.5 core SPA sessions per week. This time will be used for participation in undergraduate and post graduate teaching, continuing professional development, mandatory training, non-patient administration, participating in clinical audit and preparation for annual appraisal and revalidation.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes usÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌýspecialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of duties and further information about the post, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- • Primary medical degree of a recognised University
- • Full registration and Licence to Practice with the GMC
- • Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
- • Inclusion in the specialist register in Paediatrics (neonatal medicine) or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree e.g., MD or PhD
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • A minimum of seven years postgraduate experience. Of this three must have been spent in appropriate training posts during higher specialist training.
- • Evidence of advanced clinical skills in neonatal medicine
- • Current certificate in NLS
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of an interest in neonatal respiratory or surgical care
Management and administrative experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- • Ability to organise and manage the work of a neonatal unit, including outpatients
- • Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in the development of clinical guidelines
- • Experience of audit
- • Management training
Teaching experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of teaching undergraduates
- • Experience of teaching and supervising SHOs
- • Experience of supervising SpRs
- • Enthusiasm for teaching at all levels
Desirable criteria
- • Current certificate as NLS, APLS, PALS, ARNI instructor.
Presentation skills
Essential criteria
- • Experience of presenting to audiences using visual aids
Desirable criteria
- • Presentation to learned societies
- • Commissioned lectures to professional bodies
Research experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- • Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- • Research activity leading to a higher degree [MD (UK) PhD or MPhil]
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
- Jill Harrison
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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L9 7AL
- Telephone
- 0151 706 4666
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