Locum Neonatal Consultant – NICU & Delivery Suite

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Streatley; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Neonatal Medicine to join the team at the Luton & Dunstable site. The post is for 6 months initially and covers an enthusiastic, innovative and friendly neonatal team delivering family-centred, high-quality care in a busy NICU.

The post involves weekend/weekday duties with a rolling rota across ICU, delivery suite and postnatal wards, and opportunities for teaching, research and CPD within a leading tertiary neonatal

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all neonatal patients born or transferred into the hospital.
• To share, with colleagues in the Neonatal Department the management of neonatal patients requiring admission to NICU or Transitional Care.
• To share in the provision of outpatient follow-up of neonatal patients up to age 2 years or until care is transferred to another specialty.
• To share with consultant colleagues in providing the resident Neonatal consultant out-of-hours rota.
• Teaching and training of intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff and medical students.
• Active participation in Clinical Governance and audit within the department and Trust matters.
• Active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Neonatal Medicine to join the team at the Luton & Dunstable site. The post is for 6 months initially and covers an enthusiastic, innovative and friendly neonatal team delivering family-centred, high-quality care in a busy NICU.

The post involves weekend/weekday duties with a rolling rota across ICU, delivery suite and postnatal wards, and opportunities for teaching, research and CPD within a leading tertiary neonatal