Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal medicine

Job summary

We are seeking a skilled and passionate consultant obstetrician with special interest in fetal medicine to join a team of dedicated consultants at the Royal Oldham Hospital.

You will play a vital role in helping to advance the fetal medicine and complex pregnancy services.

The post holder will participate in the resident on call rota with the frequency of one fixed weekday every 5 weeks and one weekend in every 20 weeks; in addition to labour ward cover during the day.

The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge and expertise in Obstetrics (with a specialist interest in Fetal Medicine). You will be required to have full registration with the General Medical Council and a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The duties outlined below are not definitive but cover the main duties of the post and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

• To provide care and scan expertise for birthing persons who attend the complex pregnancy unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital (fetal medicine, preterm birth clinic, multiple pregnancy, placental clinic and Rainbow Clinic).
• To provide compassionate obstetrics bereavement care.
• To provide consultant leadership in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• To participate in the consultant rota pattern for daytime and out of hours resident on call.
• To be responsible for the supervision and training of junior doctors.
• To actively participate in quality improvement activity and clinical governance.
• To maintain and ensure own mandatory training, continuing professional development and appraisal are up to date.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/