Clinical Trust Fellow (ST3+) in Neonatal Medicine

Job overview

Role:  Clinical Trust Fellow ST3+  level in Neonatal Medicine

Directorate:  Women, Children and Young People

Contract Length: 12 Months FT

We are recruiting for a Clinical Trust Fellow Higher ( ST3+)  in Neonatal Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People  and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital providing high level intensive care to premature and unwell babies as well as providing Neonatal Transport duties as part of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Transport Service, which is hosted at Medway Maritime Hospital.

Previous experience in a NICU setting as a registrar is essential and previous transport experience is desired but training and experience will be provided for the right applicant.

The post provides experience in intensive and high dependency care of the sick and small babies, working within a large  team and making plans for the management, with ongoing consultant supervision.

The post holder will be required to supervise Foundation Trainees and Level 1 trainees.  The middle-grade faculty is composed of nine members providing registrar cover in addition to this post holder for the unit and taking part in the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Transport Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The unit provides an excellent learning opportunity to develop advanced level of competence in clinical and technical skills. Experience will be gained in advanced ventilatory support (HFOV, Conventional Ventilation, COMV, NCPAP, SiPAP ventilation, and in the use of inhaled nitric oxide and LISA) and nutritional support.

Training opportunities are available in becoming competent in neonatal POCUS and Echocardiography. We have close links with Paediatric surgical team at King’s College Hospital, London and two Consultants have been jointly appointed with Medway to enhance the surgical care of babies at Medway.

The post-holder is assured training and experience in conducting Neonatal Transport (as part of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Transport Team). The post holder would be expected to demonstrate competency and adherence to structured service framework to enable delivery of high quality care to the sick neonates’ on-transit.

They can be assured the degree of educational supervision to support achievement of generic and desired skills within Neonatology and Transport skills.