Consultant Paediatrician, Neonatal Lead - Torquay, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Torquay, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Are you ready to lead and inspire in the face of challenges? We are seeking a Clinical Lead for Neonatal Services, at Torbay Hospital, for our Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU).

This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape the future of neonatal care amidst increased national scrutiny and rising standards set by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM).

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee clinical operations within the neonatal unit.
Collaborate closely with maternity services to ensure seamless care.
Engage in perinatal governance, contributing to policy development and quality improvement.
Drive the development of neonatal services.

We Offer:

A chance to lead a dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care.
Opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive environment.
The ability to make a significant impact on the lives of the youngest patients and their families.

About You:

A visionary leader with a passion for neonatal care.
Proven experience in clinical leadership within neonatal services.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across services.
A problemsolver who thrives in developing services amidst complex challenges.

If you are looking to make a difference and lead a team towards excellence in neonatal care, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can rise to the challenge and continue to deliver outstanding care to our community's most vulnerable members.

To provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff. This will include weekly ward round on Special Care Baby Unit. Support monthly foetal medicine and public health midwifery team MDT's.

Work with the Head of Midwifery and LMNS to achieve Ockenden and Maternity Incentive Scheme outcomes and contribute to improving Maternity Safety and Culture.

Have a lead role in the pre-term perinatal optimisation pathway as outlined in Saving Babies Lives document.

Lead Neonatal Clinical Governance - work with the paediatric governance lead to respond to neonatal safety incidents and neonatal Risk Management.

To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes, including Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts' (CNST), Saving Babies Lives and National Neonatal Audit Program (NNAP).

Respond to the National Neonatal Audit Program outcomes. Collaborate with the perinatal MDT to review results and participate in quality improvement strategies. Contribute to updating local guidelines. This includes liaising with the Southwest Neonatal Operational Delivery Network and Local Maternity and Neonatal System.

To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.

To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Why Work With Us

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a vertically-integrated health and care organisations in the country.

There is a commitment to an ambitious and inclusive vision to improve health and well-being for the population from all local stakeholders across health and social care, and that vision has been awarded Pioneer status by NHS England.

The development of an Integrated Care Organisation, (ICO) through the acquisition of Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust by South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has now taken place and is one of the major enablers in the transformation of services, and developing a new approach to health and social care.

The Trust runs Torbay Hospital as well as Community Hospitals and hubs across Devon, we employ approximately 6,000 staff.

The ICO allows us to radically re-think and re-shape the way we deliver care, free from traditional organisational constraints.

We develop and redesign services that meet the needs of our local population and that are coordinated and integrated in ways that benefit service users.

Opportunities to be part of designing and delivering innovative new services in Torbay and South Devon, including more integrated and streamlined care pathways for patients is available to all current and newly appointed staff.

Detailed job description and responsibilities

Acute Work

The philosophy of the department is that all acute consultant work is shared equally.

We aim to have full rotas of tier 1 and tier 2 doctors, meaning that consultants do not currently work night shifts.

However, when gaps do occur and locums cannot be found, they are shared equally among the consultant body.

The acute consultant team works 5 acute weeks in a 14-week cycle with the Consultant of the Week being responsible for inpatient care on the children's ward and HDU.

Another consultant is responsible for SCBU, there are two paediatric acute consultants sharing cover each week working until 9pm supporting the team cove