Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine

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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 Fetal Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team at our Birmingham Women's Hospital site which has 7,400 births per year. This is a newly established Consultant post 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.

Our Fetal medicine unit provides a full range of diagnostic and fetal interventional procedures including fetal blood sampling and transfusion, fetal drainage and shunting, fetoscopic laser ablation for severe twin to twin transfusion and radiofrequency ablation for selective reduction in complex monochorionic twin pregnancy. It also acts as the referral hub for the Midlands and much of Northern England (Leeds, Yorkshire, Manchester areas) for complex twin pregnancies receiving approximately 100-150 such referrals a year.

Main duties of the job

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

The successful persons will be responsible for:

  • Research and Development activities
  • Delivering high quality care in fetal and obstetric services
  • Work alongside the fetal medicine team with the potential to assist and develop future innovations in prenatal surgery

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.

Details

Date posted

09 December 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Dependent on Experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-6828123-FTB-KF24

Job locations

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Mindlesohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

full description of the role, personal specification and role responsibilities can be found in the attached documentation

Job description

Job responsibilities

full description of the role, personal specification and role responsibilities can be found in the attached documentation

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
  • oPrepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital or remain resident whilst on call

Desirable

  • oFurther higher degree
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
  • oPrepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital or remain resident whilst on call

Desirable

  • oFurther higher degree

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Mindlesohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Mindlesohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Matthew Nash

mnash1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 December 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Dependent on Experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-6828123-FTB-KF24

Job locations

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Mindlesohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG


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