Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatology | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is offering an ST4+ post in Neonatology at St Helier Hospital. This role involves working in a Level 2 Neonatal Unit, focusing on the management of very sick and preterm infants, and includes training objectives such as developing neonatal skills and independent decision-making abilities. Candidates will be expected to engage in quality improvement projects and gain proficiency in essential systems used in neonatal care.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust Neonatal skills.
• Become proficient in the management of preterm and sick infants.
• Develop independent decision-making abilities.
• Understand the patho-physiological basis of neonatal disease.
• Develop skills in follow-up management of graduates from neonatal intensive care.
• Attain / renew neonatal resuscitation skill / qualifications.
• Undertake at least one high-quality improvement project.
• Develop Organisation & Teaching skills.
• Understand 'Badgernet' and 'iClip' systems.

Job description

This is a ST4+ post in Neonatology. The post is one of six ST4-6 posts on the middle grade doctor rota in Neonatology at St Helier Hospital.

During the post trainees will obtain experience in our Level 2 Neonatal Unit.

This post is based at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton. The appointee will however work closely with colleagues on all sites, indeed the Trust expects all staff to be committed to cross-site working.

The Neonatal Unit is a sub-regional Level 2 Centre and therefore admits a large number of very sick and preterm infants from within and outside the districts, greater than 27 weeks gestation. We are able to offer ventilation, initiation of therapeutic cooling, ECHO and Cranial Ultrasound. We also have access to MRI and formal EEG to facilitate management of the sick neonate.

Babies born below 27 weeks are transferred to the local tertiary Neonatal Unit at St George's Hospital. Close links are maintained with the St George's team, who are also available to provide surgical and neurosurgical support. The Obstetric unit also caters for high-risk pregnancies with an obstetrician with special interest in high-risk obstetrics, another in fetal medicine and two obstetricians who are interested in infertility and in-vitro fertilization.

Training and educational objectives for this post

• Develop robust Neonatal skills
• To become proficient in the management of preterm and sick infants.
• To develop independent decision making abilities
• Understanding the patho-physiological basis of neonatal disease.
• Develop skills in follow-up management of graduates from neonatal intensive care
• Attain / renew neonatal resuscitation skill / qualifications
• Undertake at least one high quality improvement project
• Develop Organisation & Teaching skills
• Develop a good understanding of 'Badgernet' and 'iClip' systems

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.