Consultant Neonatologist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in Birmingham is seeking a Consultant Neonatologist to join their team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The ideal candidate will handle responsibilities including on-call duties for the Neonatal unit, outpatient clinics, and contributing to the inclusive culture of the Trust. Subspecialty interest in cardiology is desired, along with the ability to provide high-quality neonatal care.

Qualifications

• Subspecialty interest in echocardiography/cardiology will be desirable.
• Experience in neonatal care and on-call duties is required.

Responsibilities

• Out of hours on calls covering Neonatal unit.
• Consultant of the Week pattern and various responsibilities at different sites.
• Outpatient Clinics: approximately 19 clinics per year.

Job description

Overview

We invite applications for an exciting Consultant Neonatologist post at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), part of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB). The post is to start from 05.1.2026. Subspecialty interest in echocardiography/cardiology will be desirable. The post holder will be based mainly at the Birmingham Heartlands (BHH) site but will be expected to work at any of the other sites.

Responsibilities

• Out of hours on calls will be at BHH covering level 3 Neonatal unit. On call frequency will be 1:8.9. This will require onsite presence between 0900-21:00 hours on weekdays and weekends/bank holidays.
• Consultants work a 'Consultant of the Week' pattern covering the NICU and other areas within Heartlands Hospital Neonatal service.
• Around 6 weeks per year Intensive/High Dependency cover (First-On)
• Around 6 weeks per year Special Care, TC and PNW Cover (Second-On)
• Around 6 weeks per year as Third-on who assists with ward rounds, undertakes antenatal counselling and visits Good Hope SCBU. Some of this week is designated as SPA time.
• There may be some commitment at Good Hope Hospital during third on weeks and to support teaching/training of staff.
• Outpatient Clinics: approximately 19 clinics per year. Clinic may be at Heartlands or Solihull Hospital.
• Out of hours work is paid as category 'A' supplement and has an overall frequency of 1:8.9 on-call for Heartlands Hospital Neonatal Unit.

About the Neonatal Unit and the Trust

The Neonatal Unit at Heartlands is a designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the West Midlands Perinatal Network (WMPN) and provides medical care for babies of all gestations and is the designated Cooling centre for the Network. There are over 6500 deliveries each year on site, but we aim to provide the intensive and high dependency care required by all of the 10,000 babies born within the trust each year.

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, located in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, provides acute hospital care including regional specialties and services. The Neonatal Unit at Heartlands is a designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the West Midlands Perinatal Network (WMPN) and provides medical care for babies of all gestations.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.