Job overview
This post offers excellent exposure to a busy Local Neonatal Unit delivering over 4,500 births annually. The successful candidate will be supported in developing clinical and procedural confidence within a structured and consultant-led service.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will participate fully in the clinical activities of the Neonatal Unit as part of the Tier 1 rota.
- Responsibilities include attending deliveries and leading neonatal resuscitation with Tier 2 support.
- Reviewing babies on the neonatal unit and postnatal wards, and contributing to the day-to-day management of infants in Special Care, High Dependency and short-term Intensive Care settings.
- The role requires timely recognition of clinical deterioration, appropriate escalation, clear documentation and effective communication within the multidisciplinary team.
- The post holder will also contribute to audit, quality improvement and teaching activities.
- 1 in 9 cover on the tier 1 rota.
- To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
- To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.