Job Description

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive consultant to join our Neonatal Consultant team. This post will be 10 PAs. The appointee will be based at Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital where our Neonatal Unit is situated and the post holder may be required to work at any of the trust's sites. On call duties (non-resident) and service weeks will be for Neonates only. On call frequency is approximately 1 in 7.5.



Applications are welcomed from candidates who have MRCPCH (or equivalent) who are on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register in Paediatrics or Neonates, or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview. CESR applicants must be on the specialist register at the point of application. In addition applicants will be expected to have clinical training and experience equivalent of at least 12 months middle grade training experience in a designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or completed Special Interest (SPIN) module in Neonates.

Closing date :

24/09/2025

The postholder will be expected to:

Contribute to the Neonatal service including neonatal service weeks, on calls and baby clinics.



Take part in education, training and supervision of Neonatal Junior Doctors and ANNPs.



Perform an appropriate lead role to support the Neonatal Service.



Demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance.



Develop a special interest in Neonatal Medicine to complement those of existing consultants



The Neonatal Unit has dedicated medical cover at all levels (Tiers 1, 2 and 3) and at all times 24/7. Neonatal consultants provide exclusive cover for the neonatal unit on a daily basis. This ensures 24 hour cover as follows:



A 'Hot-week' consultant covers ITU/HDU 0830 to 1730 (Weekdays-Mondays to Fridays) with 'on call' provision thereafter.



Second 'LDU/TC Service' consultant covers LDU/TC 08:30 - 14:30 (Weekdays-Mondays to Fridays).

Weekends are split into Fridays/ Sundays and Saturdays:

Consultant on site 08:30-14:30 with 'on call' provision thereafter.



Service weeks and on call frequency are expected to be approximately 1 in 7.5.



Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.



We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.



Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.



Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.



We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.



Information about the Specialty



Our Neonatal Unit is a Local Neonatal Unit (Level 2) and has capacity for 29 designated cots with 5 Intensive care cots, 5 High Dependency cots and 19 Special care cots. There are also 4 designated transitional care cots in the postnatal ward, which by July 2025 will increase to 8. Neonates are part of the Perinatal Directorate which sits within the Black Country Local Maternity Neonatal System. The unit is part of the West Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network. Neonatal services run dedicated baby clinics, neurodevelopmental and cardiac clinics at MMUH and Sandwell.



Our care pathway includes babies of 27 weeks gestation and above, birthweight of 800g and above and short term ( There is a Fetal Medicine Team and we provide care for a number of babies with significant congenital abnormalities. This includes babies with cardiac problems following birth, prior to transfer to Birmingham Children's Hospital. Babies outside of care pathways, including those requiring inhaled nitric oxide, high frequency oscillatory ventilation and therapeutic hypothermia are stabilised and transferred to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for further management. The Newborn Transport Service (NTS)/KIDS team based at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, provide the transport service.



The neonatal unit has high activity and undertakes about 3000 days intensive/high dependency care, 5270 special care days and 3200 transitional care days. At MMUH there is space to increase cot capacity if required in the future and the new unit meets all the British Association of Perinatal Medicine specifications. Neonatal and Maternity Badgernet is used as our electronic patient record



For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Clinical Director:

Dr Penny Broggio penny.broggio@nhs.net 07813 400 463