Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Neonates
The closing date is 09 July 2026
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity and neonatal services across its two main acute sites: Scunthorpe General Hospital (SGH) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (DPOW), Grimsby. Together, the Trust supports a combined birth activity of approximately 4,800 births per year, comprising around 2,100 births at SGH and 2,700 births at DPOW.
Neonatal admissions at both sites arise directly from the Labour Ward (SGH)/ LDRP maternity model (DPOW) and the postnatal wards. Infants requiring ongoing specialist care are managed within the respective LNUs wherever clinically appropriate – Babies under 30 weeks at SGH and under 27 weeks at DPOW or those requiring neonatal surgery or complex cardiac intervention are transferred in utero or ex utero via the regional transport service according to ODN pathways.
Both hospitals maintain a strong focus on Perinatal optimisation standards (BAPM), Avoiding Term Admissions (ATAIN) and NNAP quality measures. Robust transitional care models reduce separation of mothers and babies (supported at DPOW by the LDRP model and at SGH via dedicated transitional care cots).
Main duties of the job
- Provide high standard clinical service.
- Provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students.
- Operate in accordance with Trust procedures and policies.
- Conduct clinical practice within contractual requirements and Trust operational group service plans.
Job responsibilities
General Paediatric Responsibilities
- Participation in consultant-of-the-week rota (approx. 1:10), providing senior decision‑making, acute assessment and ward leadership.
- Non‑resident on‑call rota (approx. 1:10) providing acute paediatric, neonatal and safeguarding Level 3 support.
- Outpatient responsibilities including general paediatrics, rapid‑access clinics and developmental follow‑up.
- Supervision and teaching of junior doctors, ANNPs, nurses and allied health professionals.
Neonatal Specialist Interest Responsibilities
- Lead daily neonatal ward rounds during neonatal consultant‑of‑the‑week commitments.
- Provide antenatal counselling clinics.
- Support weekly neonatal grand rounds.
- Provide senior leadership for neonatal resuscitation and stabilisation, including infants requiring tertiary transfer.
- Deliver antenatal counselling for high‑risk pregnancies in collaboration with obstetrics and fetal medicine teams.
- Support and develop transitional care pathways in collaboration with maternity services.
- Lead neonatal governance activities including NNAP, ATAIN, BAPM compliance and incident review.
- Participate in ODN and LMNS meetings and contribute to regional neonatal service development.
- Participate in Perinatal Mortality meetings/PMRT /Clinical audit.
- Provide neonatal education including simulation training and NLS teaching.
- Act as consultant lead for neonatal outreach and developmental follow‑up pathways.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
- Registerable Medical Degree MBBS MRCPCH
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- Valid BLS Training
- Sub‑speciality interest in Neonates (SPIN equivalent)
ELIGIBILITY
- Full GMC registration
- On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
- Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on Specialist Register at the point of application
KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL SKILLS
- Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of paediatric conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to prioritise and organise work effectively
- Willingness to participate in and lead on multi‑disciplinary teams, balancing departmental and personal objectives
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNIATION SKILLS
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrate clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- Capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on patients, practice shared decision making
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
SPECIALITY SPECIFIC SKILLS RELATED TO POST
- Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician with wide experience in General and Neonatal paediatrics. Experience in Safeguarding children. Awareness of new developments in the speciality with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service. Able to support colleagues in constructively challenging other professionals, when appropriate, in the best interests of children. Able to participate in organisational training need analysis, and to teach and educate health service professionals and multi‑agency partners as part of a team of willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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