Consultant Neonatologist/Deputy Head of Unit
Core
Deliver high-quality clinical care to critically ill and premature newborns in a Level 6 NICU while providing senior medical leadership and mentoring junior staff.
Role type
Senior IC Consultant Neonatologist (Deputy Head of Unit)
Builds
Clinical care for preterm, low-birthweight, and critically ill newborns; service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Domain
Healthcare / Neonatology / Intensive Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical leadership, supervision of junior medical staff, service planning, quality improvement, inter-professional collaboration, evidence-based care
Preferred skills
Passion for continuous professional development, high standards of care
Technologies
Point of care ultrasound, neonatal heart/lung/brain USS
Responsibilities
Provide high-quality clinical care to newborns requiring intensive and high-dependency care; Supervise, mentor and support Junior Medical Staff and medical students; Participate in service planning, development of clinical protocols, and quality improvement initiatives; Contribute to inter-professional collaboration; Lead by example in promoting compassionate, evidence-based, patient-centred care
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities