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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applications are invited for a whole time, or maximum part-time consultant post in Neonatology in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The post will be based in the Princess Royal Maternity, a large 28 bed tertiary neonatal unit with 4,800 deliveries, providing 900 Intensive care days. The successful applicant will join the existing body of 8 consultants in post on this site.
There is a single management structure for GCC Neonatal Services and which delivers integrated services across the health board with common guidelines and working practices. The neonatal consultant group in Glasgow operate closely as a single team across the city to ensure continuity of care for babies transferred between units, whilst retaining strong links to an individual site ensuring the maintenance of robust clinical team working. Clinical duties will be based at the PRM, including both inpatient and outpatient work.
The Princess Royal Maternity Neonatal Unit (where this post will be based) is a level 3 unit based in the east of the city on the site of Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Additional neonatal cots are based at the Royal Hospital for Children, on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in the south of Glasgow, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. The neonatal unit at the Royal Hospital for Children works closely with the regional Fetal Medicine Unit, neonatal surgical services and supra-regional services which are provided on this site. The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley is a level 2 unit. In line with recommendations from the Best Start Neonatal services there is restructuring of neonatal units across the country and re-designation of neonatal units over the coming years. PRM will continue to deliver Intensive Care as an integral part of the wider GGC service.
GGC Neonatal Services are part of the National Neonatal Network which, along with the National Maternity network, are brought together as the Scottish Perinatal Network. The networks encourage collaborative working between maternity and neonatal services and GGC are fully engaged with this structure.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Interview Date: 20/08/2024