Neonatal Trust Doctor

Overview

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

• Delivery rate is 4,800 per year. NNU (Level II) has 5 intensive, 3 HDU and 16 special care cots. NICU admits around 400 babies per year, 135 intensive admissions per year (1200 int. days per year). Daily Consultant led ward rounds.
• All Trust employees are expected to be flexible in terms of site of work within Trust premises and the post will be based at Northwick Park Hospital.
• The neonatal trainees are responsible for the care of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the postnatal wards and in the labour ward.
• The management of the babies in the NICU, SCBU and in the Post-natal Wards with support from registrars and consultants.
• Be part of ward rounds in the Neonatal Unit and the Post-natal Wards and perform relevant practical procedures (peripheral venous cannulation, lumbar puncture, cranial ultrasound scans, etc). There is also a daily Consultant Ward Round.
• Chance to perform procedures such as umbilical lines, long lines and endotracheal intubation under supervision.
• Participate in multicenter trials.
• Attend Perinatal Morbidity/Mortality psychosocial meetings and network teaching.

Post based at Northwick Park Hospital. All Trust employees are expected to be flexible in terms of site of work within Trust premises.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country with a full range of services, including a top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital with 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: planned care site with surgical and outpatient services, co-located with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Name:
Khadija Ben-Sasi

Job title:

Women and Children - Clinical Director
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