Senior Clinical Fellow in Neonatology
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
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At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience.We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce.
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Job overview
Applications are invited for two full-time posts in the NICU department at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Post one is 12 months, post two is for 6 months.
The selected candidate(s) will work as part of the junior grade team within NICU and will be responsible for clinical care of patients, the recording of notes (including Badger/SEND entries), communication with parents and colleagues and all other responsibilities of a junior doctor in the department.
Main duties of the job
Duties will be in the neonatal department on the Tier 2 rota. There will be a mixture of long day/night shifts [12.5 hours] and shorter day shifts. Duties will be divided between Intensive/High Dependency Care, Special and Transitional Care and the care of infants on the post-natal wards.Duties will be shared with senior trainees [ST4-8] and senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and supervision and education will be provided by Consultants. Although the post is not formally recognised for specialist training by the East of England Deanery, the incumbent will have an educational supervisor and access to the training opportunities afforded to other doctors in training in the department.
Working for our organisation
The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve over 900,000 people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services. In 2016/17 our 7,500 members of staff delivered 816,000 outpatient appointments, 90,000 day cases and 90,000 inpatient admissions from our two hospitals.
Our vision is to ‘provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most’, Our PRIDE values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do.
The neonatal intensive care unit is a major regional centre operating within the East of England Neonatal Network. It undertakes the full range of neonatal intensive care, including neonatal surgery. The surgical workload includes a wide range of neonatal surgical abnormalities including those which may lead to long term nutritional or feeding problems that require specialist gastroenterology input.A regional retrieval service is offered for transport of neonates requiring intensive care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description detailing the responsibilities and person specification of the post.
Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice is essential.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full registration with the GMC and with Licence to Practice
- Basic medical qualification (MB BS or equivalent)
- Higher degree MRCPCH or equivalent
Personal Skills
Essential criteria- Communication Skills: Capacity to communicate effectively at different levels, e.g. with babies, young people and their families
- Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding
- Managing Others & Team Involvement: Capacity to work cooperatively with others & work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Problem Solving & Decision Making: Demonstrates an analytic approach to practice. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to solving problems
- Coping with Pressure: Capacity to manage acute situations under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
- Organisation & Planning: Capacity to achieve a balance between urgent and important demands
- Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to monitor acute situations that may change rapidly
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: Maintaining good medical practice Professional behavior and probity Delivery of good acute clinical care
- Evidence of working towards the competences outlined in ‘A Framework of Competences for BST in Paediatrics’
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Paediatrics
- Experience of working in a specialist NICU
- Experience of working in Paediatrics in UK
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement. Potential to develop excellent diagnostic skills
- Competence in key Neonatal procedures
- Successful completion of NLS or equivalent
- Personal Attributes: Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity
Fitness to Practice
Essential criteria- Child Protection Training
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- NLS provider qualification
Circumstances
Essential criteria- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
Audit, Research & Publications
Essential criteria- Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of importance of audit, risk management & research
- Potential to contribute to development in paediatrics / neonatology
- Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Evidence of active participation in audit and/or risk management
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria- Evidence of contribution to teaching and training of others
- Teaching: Evidence of experience in organising teaching programmes
Communication and Language Skills
Essential criteria- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- All applicants to have demonstrated skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6
The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
Travelling to work
Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.
We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.
The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.
The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. There is a regular Thickthorn P&R service as well which is free. Applications to the Travel Office are required for this service.We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.
The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.
If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.
DBS
If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.
If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is less than point 9 of Afc
NHS Service
Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.
UK Registration
You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role.
Application
Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.
We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.
We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short-listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.
Flexibility
Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances.Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.
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