British Medical Journal
Job title:
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Company
British Medical Journal
Job description
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine
This post is for a consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
The Trust is recruiting to a new post, created as a result of the Trust’s response to Ockenden recommendations and the Trust’s commitment to women’s health.
The post holder will help to change how we deliver women’s services at the Trust and builds on the development of women’s healthcare that the Trust has undertaken over the last 3-4 years.
Main duties of the job
Maternity Services and Gynaecology Services are based at Ormskirk Hospital. Clinics are conducted at Southport Hospital and May Logan Community Centre. With shaping care together, there is a drive to take services closer to the women and conduct more clinics in the community.
Duties include:
- To participate in the provision of an Obstetric and Gynaecological service to Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals in co-operation with the other Consultants in post.
- Help ensure the department meets its cancer targets.
- To act as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and to maintain a safe, friendly and efficient service.
- To assist in providing 60 hours dedicated Consultant time on the delivery suite and to participate in alternative models of achieving this.
- To assist in delivering elective Caesarean section lists and termination services (providing you have no moral objection to terminations)
- To share in the administration and management of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology services.
- To share in the direct supervision of junior medical staff, physician associate students, midwifery and nursing staff and medical students taking responsibility for their ongoing education and training.
- To participate in clinical audit, adverse event review, guideline development review, external review and service development.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising Date: 7th February 2024
Closing Date: 28th February 2024
Shortlisting: 29th February 2024
Interview Date for AAC: 18th March 2024
Person Specification
Qualification and Education
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Licence to Practice
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent (‘equivalence’ must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable
- Further Higher degree
Clinical Experience
Essential
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
- Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- Ability to partake in the acute gynaecological take including emergency gynaecology skills e.g. laparoscopy
Desirable
- ATSM in benign abdominal surgery: open and laparoscopic
- Intermediate US scan training in gynaecology
Management
Essential
- Evidence of administrative experience
- Familiarity with common IT applications
Desirable
- Evidence of formal training / experience in management
- Evidence of root cause analysis training
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff and / or medical students
- Clinical supervisor qualification
Desirable
- Formal teaching qualification (e.g. PG cert / MEd)
- Educational supervisor qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Formal leadership qualification
- Evidence of submission of clinical / quality improvement projects for poster / oral presentation at regional or national events
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Expected salary
£93666 – 126281 per year
Location
Ormskirk, Lancashire
Job date
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:44:47 GMT
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