Senior Clinical Fellows (ST4+) in Neonatal Medicine

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Dr Doris Iyamabo

Job Title: Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Relevant postgraduate qualification MRCPCH

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant clinical experience - APLS/EPALS/NLS
• Level 3 Safeguarding

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Full UK General Medical Council (GMC) Registration with a Licence to Practice at the time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies at time of application in line with GMC standards
• Good Working relationships with colleagues
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Good teaching and training
• Up to date knowledge and fit to practise safely

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience desirable

Specific and Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences and 3 years of neonatal experience, in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice.
• Acute care safe: up-to-date BLS and NLS. Out of hours experience relevant to the job.
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, specialty knowledge exam.
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required for the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.

Desirable criteria

• Recent PALs, APLS, ARNI Course
• RCPCH Foundation of Practice (FOP), Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) and Theory of Science (TAS) exams

Clinical Governance / Improving quality of patient care

Essential criteria

• Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
• Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
• Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in medical student and junior doctor teaching where required in the job.

Desirable criteria

• Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements.

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Evidence of interest and experience in medical student and junior doctor teaching where required in the job

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professional in the team.
• Capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
• Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with the setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
• Capacity to use logical /lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.
• Capacity to organise oneself and Juniors to prioritise own time management. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline. Understands importance of information technology.
• Able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
• Promotes equality and values diversity.

Desirable criteria

• Able to adapt to work with employers
• Experience in Leadership skills
• Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team: 360 feedback

Probity

Essential criteria

• Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others. Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.

Commitment to on-going professional development

Essential criteria

• Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
• Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.

Desirable criteria

• Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the job.
• Specialty exams.

Language and Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
• Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC specialty training programmes.
• If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation and can communicate will with colleagues, parents and children
• Capacity to listen and take in others perspectives and considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
• Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.

Desirable criteria

• 360 feedback
• Patient survey feedback and reflections

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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 (PDF, 509.6KB)
• Job Description - Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine (PDF, 509.6KB)
• Job Description - Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine (PDF, 509.6KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)