Consultant Neonatologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in Neonatal Medicine to lead the NICU and transitional care services. The role includes supervising junior medical staff, coordinating neonatal transfers, and contributing to fetal medicine liaison and antenatal counselling.

You will participate in undergraduate teaching, lead multi-professional education, and support clinical governance, audit, and appraisal processes while maintaining clinical excellence and patient safety across

Qualifications

• CCST/CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) or overseas equivalent.
• CCST/CCT in Paediatrics with 3 years post-core UK training, or 2 years plus 1 in allied specialty, or CCT within 6 months.
• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• NLS Provider course, or APLS or equivalent.
• Valid level 3 safeguarding training.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day running of the neonatal unit with handover rounds and junior staff supervision.
• Acting as NICU Service Consultant of the week with ward patients allocated to you.
• Oversee the transitional care ward with morning rounds and junior staff supervision.
• Fetal medicine liaison and antenatal counselling.
• Undergraduate teaching with weekly feedback sessions.
• Multi-professional education for NICU nursing and medical staff.
• Telephone liaison with Peninsula units and coordinate neonatal transfers via SoNAR North Hub.
• On-call cover Monday to Thursday, resident until after the 9pm ward round then non-resident.
• Shared responsibility for patients and cover for colleagues on leave.
• Training and supervision of junior doctors, audit, governance, appraisal and revalidation.
• Administrative duties for patient care and department running.
• Developing a special interest through the job plan.

Skills

Leadership skills

Verbal and written English

Teaching of medical staff

Coordinating neonatal transfers

Clinical audit

Education

CCST/CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine)

MRCPCH or equivalent

NLS Provider / APLS or equivalent

GMC registration and Specialist Register entry

Job description

This consultant post sits in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, alongside nine consultants and two SAS doctors. Appointees run the unit or transitional care ward on a weekly rota, supervising junior staff and sharing on‑call cover. Service weeks rotate through NICU, transport and transitional care, with optional work on the SoNAR retrieval roster. Specialist Register entry and a CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) decide fit.

What the job involves

• Day-to-day running of the neonatal unit, including morning and afternoon handover ward rounds and supervision of junior medical staff
• Acting as NICU Service Consultant of the week, with all admitted patients allocated to that consultant
• Day-to-day running of the transitional care ward, including morning ward rounds and junior medical supervision
• Fetal medicine liaison and antenatal counselling
• Undergraduate medical student teaching, including an end-of-week formal feedback session
• Multi-professional education sessions for NICU nursing and junior medical staff
• Telephone liaison with Peninsula units each weekday morning and co-ordinating neonatal transfers with the SoNAR North Hub during working hours
• On-call cover Monday to Thursday, resident until after the 9pm NICU ward round then non-resident
• Shared continuing responsibility for patients and cover for consultant colleagues on leave
• Training and supervision of junior doctors and other staff, clinical audit, clinical governance, appraisal and revalidation
• Administrative duties for patient care and running the clinical department
• Developing a special interest through the job plan

What's required

Qualifications

• CCST/CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine), or overseas equivalent
• CCST/CCT in Paediatrics with 3 years post-core UK tertiary neonatal training, or 2 years plus 1 year in an allied specialty, or CCT within 6 months of interview
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• NLS Provider course, or APLS or equivalent
• Valid level 3 safeguarding training

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and entry on the Specialist Register

Experience

• Wide neonatal experience including neonatal transport
• Previous management experience
• Teaching of medical undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff
• Clear evidence of career progression

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced skills in neonatal medicine
• Coordinating and managing sick infants who need transport
• Clinical audit, including one or more completed projects
• Leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written English

Other

• Basic IT skills

Nice to have

• Recent experience and practice in neonatal medicine as a subspecialist