Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and enterprising candidate to join a progressive and forward-thinking department of 13 consultants, each with their own special interest. We have well-developed services in high-risk obstetrics, minimal access surgery, infertility, colposcopy & out-patient hysteroscopy, uro-gynaecology and oncology services.
This post is a new position created to support the Ockenden recommendations for consultant presence on labour ward, maternity assessment areas (Fetal Health Unit), elective caesarean sections with additional responsibilities to oversee the Serious Incident reviews and Governance.
This is a fixed term contract till March 2024 with a likelihood of conversion to a substantive position in the next financial year. Currently, this job will not have weekend on call commitments. The successful candidate will do a twilight and night (non-resident) on call twice a month. The gynaecology component of the on-call will be supported by another consultant in rotation.
This rota provides 66 hours of prospective Consultant labour ward cover per week in line with Maternity Matters, NHSLA and RCOG requirements and the new Ockenden recommendation. The Job will be paid at 10 PAs.Please ensure in your supporting statement, you provide an answer to the following question.
"Tell us above a positive patient experience you have been part of at an NHS trust you have worked in? "
Main duties of the job
his post is a new position created to support the Ockenden recommendations for consultant presence on labour ward, maternity assessment areas (Fetal Health Unit), elective caesarean sections with additional responsibilities to oversee the Serious Incident reviews and Governance.
This is a fixed term contract till March 2024 with a likelihood of conversion to a substantive position in the next financial year. Currently, this job will not have weekend on call commitments. The successful candidate will do a twilight and night (non-resident) on call twice a month. The gynaecology component of the on-call will be supported by another consultant in rotation.
This rota provides 66 hours of prospective Consultant labour ward cover per week in line with Maternity Matters, NHSLA and RCOG requirements and the new Ockenden recommendation. The Job will be paid at 10 PAs.
About us
The Hospital has a state of the art 16 bed ITU/HDU. There is a two bed Enhanced Care facility on Labour Ward where patients are managed with multidisciplinary input from obstetricians, anaesthetists, and physicians.
There are fully supporting Pathology and Radiology services. Radiology provides ultrasound, nuclear medicine, MRI and computerised axial tomography on site. There is a well-equipped obstetric ultrasound department in the Maternity Unit as well as a specialised Fetal Medicine Service provided by visiting Consultants from University Hospital of Leicester.
There is excellent Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staffing including a highly skilled nurse specialist in Gynae-Oncology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PERIPHERAL CLINICS
Because of the geography of the area the Trust has peripheral clinics in several areas. In addition to those at Kettering there are clinics run at Corby Diagnostic Centre and in Nene Park Outpatients Clinic. Most peripheral clinics are combined Obstetrics and Gynaecology and have varying facilities, including phlebotomy, X-Ray and ultrasound.
GYNAECOLOGY
There is a 12-bedded gynaecology ward which manages elective surgical and emergency admissions. There is a 4 -bedded day case ward that accommodates patients undergoing medical termination of pregnancy. Surgical terminations of pregnancy are performed on site. We have an emergency assessment unit where patients with early pregnancy or acute gynaecological problems are assessed.
ANTENATAL SCREENING
We offer a full range of prenatal screening services including early dating scans, Nuchal Translucency and biochemical screening. We offer CVS as well as Amniocentesis. The Fetal Medicine Service is supported by Consultants from University Hospital of Leicester (attending 2 clinics per week). A Consultant Clinical Geneticist who covers the county supports the genetic services. There are on site prenatal counselling facilities with a specialist midwife and the service is offered to all women as part of their routine antenatal care.
THEATRES
There are two large and fully equipped state of the art theatres opened in February 2016. One is for routine gynaecology and the second theatre for Obstetrics. A third theatre is used for emergencies for obstetrics and gynaecology.
OUTPATIENTS
There is a modern outpatient clinic area with a minor operations suite and colposcopy service. In addition to general clinics there are several specialised clinics:
Infertility
Gynaecological Oncology Clinic
Obstetric diabetic clinic
One Stop Hysteroscopy clinic
Urodynamic Clinic
Pre-operative Assessment clinics
Medical terminations
Colposcopy Service
Haematology & Obstetric clinics.
Maternal medicine clinics
Prematurity Prevention clinic.
Rainbow clinic
We have a well-developed cancer unit, in the Centenary Wing, at Kettering and majority of gynaecology chemotherapy is administered here. Open multidisciplinary Gynae Oncology meetings video-linked to the cancer centre in Northampton are held weekly.
TEACHING
We are part of the East Midlands Deanery. There are separate ST1/ST2 and ST3 upwards training programmes. The other fixed teaching sessions are:
- Tuesday morning Gynae Oncology MDT meeting
- Friday morning CTG meeting Friday day teaching session including perinatal morbidity/mortality and gynaecology morbidity meeting
Audit
Audit is actively encouraged at all levels. All junior staff are given n audit project each; six monthly for SHOs and annually for Registrars.
Office and Secretarial Support
Office space and secretarial support will be in place for this post.
Administration
The appointee automatically becomes a member of the local Medical Advisory Committee. The candidate will be expected to share in the general administration and management functions of the department.
Clinical Commitment
Shifting of clinical commitment from junior doctors to nursing staff has been developed actively in Kettering to allow more time for training and adaptability as further changes are imposed on us by reduction of Junior Doctors hours. We have specialist nurses in Gynae Oncology, Infertility, Termination of Pregnancy and Prenatal Diagnosis who all contribute to running the department.
ON-CALL
Currently, this job will not have weekend on call commitments. The successful candidate will do a twilight and night (non-resident) on call twice a month. The gynaecology component of the on-call will be supported by another consultant in rotation.
The above on calls hours will be 5pm in the evening to the following morning 8am. Of these hours, the consultant is required to be on site between 5-7pm and then is expected to be within 30 minutes of the hospital.
Daytime consultant labour ward cover is 8am to 6pm. On Mondays to Fridays the Night On call will start with hand-over at 5-6pm and be resident for one hour until 7pm. On call will finish at 8am next morning.
Allocation of PAs for the post- Subject to discussion and alteration depending on special interests and departmental needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PERIPHERAL CLINICS
Because of the geography of the area the Trust has peripheral clinics in several areas. In addition to those at Kettering there are clinics run at Corby Diagnostic Centre and in Nene Park Outpatients Clinic. Most peripheral clinics are combined Obstetrics and Gynaecology and have varying facilities, including phlebotomy, X-Ray and ultrasound.
GYNAECOLOGY
There is a 12-bedded gynaecology ward which manages elective surgical and emergency admissions. There is a 4 -bedded day case ward that accommodates patients undergoing medical termination of pregnancy. Surgical terminations of pregnancy are performed on site. We have an emergency assessment unit where patients with early pregnancy or acute gynaecological problems are assessed.
ANTENATAL SCREENING
We offer a full range of prenatal screening services including early dating scans, Nuchal Translucency and biochemical screening. We offer CVS as well as Amniocentesis. The Fetal Medicine Service is supported by Consultants from University Hospital of Leicester (attending 2 clinics per week). A Consultant Clinical Geneticist who covers the county supports the genetic services. There are on site prenatal counselling facilities with a specialist midwife and the service is offered to all women as part of their routine antenatal care.
THEATRES
There are two large and fully equipped state of the art theatres opened in February 2016. One is for routine gynaecology and the second theatre for Obstetrics. A third theatre is used for emergencies for obstetrics and gynaecology.
OUTPATIENTS
There is a modern outpatient clinic area with a minor operations suite and colposcopy service. In addition to general clinics there are several specialised clinics:
Infertility
Gynaecological Oncology Clinic
Obstetric diabetic clinic
One Stop Hysteroscopy clinic
Urodynamic Clinic
Pre-operative Assessment clinics
Medical terminations
Colposcopy Service
Haematology & Obstetric clinics.
Maternal medicine clinics
Prematurity Prevention clinic.
Rainbow clinic
We have a well-developed cancer unit, in the Centenary Wing, at Kettering and majority of gynaecology chemotherapy is administered here. Open multidisciplinary Gynae Oncology meetings video-linked to the cancer centre in Northampton are held weekly.
TEACHING
We are part of the East Midlands Deanery. There are separate ST1/ST2 and ST3 upwards training programmes. The other fixed teaching sessions are:
- Tuesday morning Gynae Oncology MDT meeting
- Friday morning CTG meeting Friday day teaching session including perinatal morbidity/mortality and gynaecology morbidity meeting
Audit
Audit is actively encouraged at all levels. All junior staff are given n audit project each; six monthly for SHOs and annually for Registrars.
Office and Secretarial Support
Office space and secretarial support will be in place for this post.
Administration
The appointee automatically becomes a member of the local Medical Advisory Committee. The candidate will be expected to share in the general administration and management functions of the department.
Clinical Commitment
Shifting of clinical commitment from junior doctors to nursing staff has been developed actively in Kettering to allow more time for training and adaptability as further changes are imposed on us by reduction of Junior Doctors hours. We have specialist nurses in Gynae Oncology, Infertility, Termination of Pregnancy and Prenatal Diagnosis who all contribute to running the department.
ON-CALL
Currently, this job will not have weekend on call commitments. The successful candidate will do a twilight and night (non-resident) on call twice a month. The gynaecology component of the on-call will be supported by another consultant in rotation.
The above on calls hours will be 5pm in the evening to the following morning 8am. Of these hours, the consultant is required to be on site between 5-7pm and then is expected to be within 30 minutes of the hospital.
Daytime consultant labour ward cover is 8am to 6pm. On Mondays to Fridays the Night On call will start with hand-over at 5-6pm and be resident for one hour until 7pm. On call will finish at 8am next morning.
Allocation of PAs for the post- Subject to discussion and alteration depending on special interests and departmental needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications and skills
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/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
- ATSM in Special Interest Subject e.g. Labour Ward Lead
Clinical exp & effectiveness
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or Equivalent
- Interest in Clinical Audit and evidence of completed audits in CV
- Interest in Governance
Desirable
- ATSM in Specialist Interest Subject Eg:Maternal medicine, High Risk Pregnancy, Obstetric Medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications and skills
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/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
- ATSM in Special Interest Subject e.g. Labour Ward Lead
Clinical exp & effectiveness
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or Equivalent
- Interest in Clinical Audit and evidence of completed audits in CV
- Interest in Governance
Desirable
- ATSM in Specialist Interest Subject Eg:Maternal medicine, High Risk Pregnancy, Obstetric Medicine
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
