Consultant Obstetrician Maternal Medicine

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Obstetric Consultant with a specialist interest in Maternal Medicine.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team at our Birmingham Women's Hospital site which births over 8,000 women per year. This is one of two newly established Consultant posts and we are looking for someone who is Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate and with a commitment to continually improve our services, which have just been rated green by the CQC.

Main duties of the job

This postholder will be part of the Obstetric maternal medicine service, working closely with colleagues in the direct team and across the maternal medicine network.

The successful persons will be responsible for:

Providing service and responsibility of maternal medicine clinics, pathways and working with the network
Providing lead role for fetal surveillance and teaching

This post is advertised as a full-time role, however applicants wishing to be considered for a position with fewer sessions are welcome to apply. The post holder is required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice medicine at this level. Full details of the personal specification are included in the job description.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-5537264-23-BWKF

Job locations

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details and outline of the job and job plan can be found in the attached documentation titled Job description and personal specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details and outline of the job and job plan can be found in the attached documentation titled Job description and personal specification

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

oFull GMC registration
oMRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
oCompletion of Labour Ward ATSM
oExperience of supervising junior staff

Desirable

oFurther higher degree
oCompletion (or within 6 months of completion) of obstetric medicine ATSM or subspecialty training in maternal and fetal medicine
oEvidence of management and administration experience

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

oFull GMC registration
oMRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
oCompletion of Labour Ward ATSM
oExperience of supervising junior staff

Desirable

oFurther higher degree
oCompletion (or within 6 months of completion) of obstetric medicine ATSM or subspecialty training in maternal and fetal medicine
oEvidence of management and administration experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).