Neonatal Trust Doctor

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a neonatal trainee to manage care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and postnatal wards. Candidates will participate in ward rounds, perform practical procedures under supervision, and engage in research trials. The role offers the opportunity to work flexibly across multiple hospitals and requires a commitment to providing high-quality care for newborns. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic about neonatal medicine and ready to grow in a university teaching environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in neonatal care and practical procedures.
• Ability to work flexibly across Trust premises.
• Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage care of babies in NICU and postnatal wards.
• Perform procedures like peripheral venous cannulation and lumbar puncture.
• Participate in multicentre trials and meetings.

Job description

Responsibilities & Duties

• Delivery rate is 4,800 per year. NNU (Level II) has 5 intensive, 3 HDU and 16 special care cots. NICU admits around 400 babies per year, 135 intensive admissions per year (1200 int. days per year). Daily Consultant led ward rounds.
• All Trust employees are expected to be flexible in terms of site of work within Trust premises and the post will be based at Northwick Park Hospital.
• The neonatal trainees are responsible for the care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the postnatal wards and in the labour ward, the management of the babies in the NICU, SCBU & in the Post‑natal Wards with support and doctors of registrar and consultant.
• Be part of ward rounds in the Neonatal Unit and the Post‑natal Wards and perform relevant practical procedures (peripheral venous cannulation, lumbar puncture, cranial ultrasound scans, etc). There is also a daily Consultant Ward Round.
• Chance to perform procedures such as umbilical lines, long lines and endotracheal intubation under supervision.
• Participate in Multicentre Trials.
• Attend Perinatal Morbidity/Mortality Psychosocial Meetings and Network teaching.

About London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH)

LNWH cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.