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Clinical Fellow in Neonatal Medicine
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £55,329.00 to £63,152.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55329.00 - £63152.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 October 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9159-24-0267 |
Summary
The regional neonatal unit at Liverpool Womens Hospital has 44 cots: 12 intensive care cots, 12 high dependency cots and a 20-cot low dependency area. The unit provides a state-of-the-art facility to provide world class neonatal care and is a tertiary referral centre for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network. The unit regularly accepts referrals from beyond the network with an average admission rate of more than 1200 babies per year. As the lead NICU for the Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Network, areas of special responsibility include the management of babies with surgical conditions, initial care of all babies with cardiac malformations requiring neonatal intervention, and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. The unit is one of only 2 units within the network providing intensive care for extreme preterm babies (<26 weeks gestation) and providing therapeutic hypothermia. At Liverpool Womens Hospital there is a state-of-the-art monitoring system, electronic patient record and computerised patient data management system in place. Other equipment includes colour flow doppler, inhaled nitric oxide therapy and high frequency oscillation. Regular on-unit screening for retinopathy and hearing is carried out by visiting consultants. The unit provides a regional service for retinopathy screening and laser therapy for advanced retinopathy. The NICU team works closely with colleagues in fetal medicine and obstetrics, surgery and cardiology in providing joint antenatal counselling. The unit is close to the fetal medicine unit and adjacent to the delivery suite. Weekly joint fetal medicine and joint peri-natal MDT meetings take place. The unit has strong links to local childrens palliative care and hospice services who provide great support when undertaking parallel planning with families of babies with life limiting conditions. There is an active research programme in conjunction with The University of Liverpools Division of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine. A regular teaching programme for junior staff, undergraduates and visiting postgraduates is in place. The unit is recognised by the RCPCH CSAC as a neonatology sub-specialty training centre. The largest team of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs) in the UK is a key part of the NICU workforce at LWH in both delivering medical care and in the practical training of junior nursing and medical staff. There is a local training programme for ANNPs.