Senior Clinical Fellow/Portfolio Pathway Fellow in Neonatology

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Senior Clinical Fellow/Portfolio Pathway Fellow in Neonatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Duties include

• Operational management of NICU under direct supervision of consultant neonatologists
• Daily consultant ward rounds and a weekly nutrition ward round with paediatric gastroenterologists
• Lead ward round and clinical decision making once a week on the registrar led ward round
• Overseeing documentation and progress of discharge summaries
• Support of SHOs in the assessment and management of acutely ill and postnatal ward neonates.
• Attendance at the weekly grand round with neonatal and paediatric surgical consultants
• Weekly liaison meeting with NICU staff and social services
• Weekly perinatal grand round with all obstetricians and neonatologists
• Liaison with neonatal surgical team and anaesthetists, paediatric cardiology and respiratory teams
• Involvement in neonatal medical and neurodevelopmental follow-up clinics
• Participate in neonatal transport (when not performed by NTS)

Provide high quality care to patients

• Maintain GMC registration and hold a licence to practice
• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties of the post
• Ensure families are involved in decisions about care and respond to their views

Clinical Research

The department has a strong international reputation for neonatal research, focussing in neonatal nutrition and neonatal nurgery. The Neonatal Data Analysis Unit which manages the UK National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD) is based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The NNRD is used to support a broad range of service evaluations, audits (including the National Neonatal Audit Programme), quality improvement programmes, as well as clinical, health services and policy research. Candidates are expected to be GCP certified and get involved in the various local and multi-centre clinical trials and observational studies.

Teaching skills

Opportunities for teaching medical students, nurses and junior medical staff are ample, in both formal and informal settings. These include formal teaching sessions and bedside teaching. Candidates are expected to contribute to the on-going departmental teaching programme for junior doctors.

Teaching Sessions

Potholders would have opportunities to attend protected teaching sessions, which include a multi-session Cranial Ultrasound Imaging lectures (delivered currently by Prof Frances Cowan), journal clubs and informal teaching sessions. The resident consultants provide a regular case based bedside teaching on most of the night shifts, which care formally recorded as WBAs. In addition, there is a monthly one day simulation program that all trainees are expected to attend within their first 6 months into the post. In situ simulation sessions using high and low fidelity mannequins are undertaken, sometimes involving other departments like A&E and Paediatrics.

Each post holder will have an allocated educational supervisor and are expected to have formal appraisal meetings at regular intervals

Further training opportunities

Candidates are encouraged strongly to utilise their study leave to attend courses and conferences. They are encouraged to participate and present in network meetings are supported.

Audits & Governance

• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and to ensure resulting actions are implemented
• Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to
• Keep fully informed about best practice in the specialty areas
• Role model of good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• GMC Registration
• Safeguarding Training
• MBBS
• Certified New-born Life Support Provider

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree in Paediatrics/ Teaching/ Research
• Good Clinical Practice certified
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support Provider
• Life Support courses Trainer

Experience

Essential criteria

• Middle grade experience in a neonatal unit - at least 6 months
• Previous experience in a tertiary neonatal unit - at least 6 months

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of teaching experience
• Previous experience in a neonatal/ paediatric surgical unit
• Previous experience in a paediatric intensive care unit / cardiology
• Previous Research Experience

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Competent in resuscitating and stabilising neonates
• Intubating and Managing Ventilated Neonates
• Competent in neonatal procedures like umbilical catheterisation

Desirable criteria

• Design and manage clinical audit projects
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Experience in managing pre and post -surgical aspects of neonatal care
• Perform Neonatal Echocardiograms
• Ability to perform Cranial ultrasound scans
• Supervise junior trainees and involve in informal and formal teaching

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Committed to patient focused care
• Motivation for personal development and improvement
• Ability to work as a team member in own and allied disciplines
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Reliability

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 904.2KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 654.5KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)