Job summary
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust seek to appoint an enthusiastic, forward thinking Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in gynaecological oncology and colposcopy.
The successful applicant will join a large consultant team providing general and specialised obstetrics and gynaecology services to the population of North West London and neighbouring areas. The post will be based at the Chelsea and Westminster site.
The appointment will be 10 PAs and includes non-resident on call for obstetrics and gynaecology.
The anticipated start date for this post is 2 May 2022.
For further enquiries please contact :
Mr Yemi Kuponiyi
Consultant Obstetrician and Gyaneologist
Service lead for Gynaecology
yemi.kuponiyi@nhs.net
Mr Jeffrey Ahmed
Consultant Obstetrician and Gyaneologist
Workforce lead for Obstetrician and Gyaneologist
Jeffrey.ahmed@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The department has a commitment to a high level of training for all grades of staff working in maternity and the post holder will be expected to take an active part in providing this training. The post holder will be expected to take the lead in developing services, guidelines and standards for the care of women.
The role includes job time to successfully lead the oncology-suspected cancer service and manage resources; dedicated operating sessions; one-stop scan clinic; cancer clinic; and a monthly labour ward day time session. The successful candidate would contribute to the joint on-call rota shared among our large consultant body.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The maternity services provide care to over 5500 women per annum. Fifty percent of the service is community based; some of this provision is across traditional boundaries of care. Women from outside the catchment area with major medical conditions are referred for specialist care. All women who use our services are cared for within a midwifery-led team, which works closely with obstetricians, physicians, General Practitioners, Health Visitors, physiotherapists, health advisors and other care providers to deliver high quality care that is tailor made to meet the needs of women
We are the lead provider for the cross-sector Obstetric Medicine Service, led by Dr Jo Girling, providing subspecialist multidisciplinary care for patients with complex obstetric issues across North West London.
The cross-sector North West London Abnormally Invasive Placenta service is based at Chelsea and Westminster and is led by Mr Shane Duffy, delivering high quality subspecialist maternity and surgical care for these high-risk patients.
Fetal Medicine Service
The fetal medicine unit specialises in the care of women with high risk or problematic pregnancies. We are a specialist referral centre for the diagnosis and management of:
- Fetal conditions requiring surgery or surgical follow up after delivery (such as abdominal wall defects, congenital lung lesions, diaphragmatic hernia, obstructive uropathy).
- Significant fetal cardiac anomalies including babies that require surgery
- Chromosomal abnormalities (such as Downs syndrome)
- Genetic conditions
- Structural fetal defects
- Twin and higher multiple pregnancies
- Pregnancies affected by red cell antibody incompatibility
Chelsea and Westminster is the designated centre for specialist neonatal and paediatric surgery in North West London. We offer a one stop shop for comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment to plan care for those babies that require surgery following delivery. This service is a dedicated, combined fetal medicine, neonatal, surgical and urological clinic.
Our strong links with gynaecology, and geographically close proximity to the Royal Brompton Hospital ensures that pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal cardiac condition receive individualised care via our combined cardiac clinics. Our fetal medicine consultants hold weekly fetal growth clinics for the monitoring and management of fetal growth restriction. We see a large number of multiple pregnancies and have expertise in the management of complex pregnancy and fetal issues.
We offer support to women and their partners throughout their decision-making process and with subsequent pregnancies.
Gynaecological Services
The Gynaecology Service provides inpatient care through 12 beds based on Annie Zunz ward where elective and non-elective gynaecology admissions are based. Annie Zunz is modern new-build ward which opened in March 2017. The relocation to its current dedicated clinical area serves as a standard for the delivery of a first-class womens healthcare, holistically provided through specialist nursing, physiotherapy and pharmaceutical staff.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The maternity services provide care to over 5500 women per annum. Fifty percent of the service is community based; some of this provision is across traditional boundaries of care. Women from outside the catchment area with major medical conditions are referred for specialist care. All women who use our services are cared for within a midwifery-led team, which works closely with obstetricians, physicians, General Practitioners, Health Visitors, physiotherapists, health advisors and other care providers to deliver high quality care that is tailor made to meet the needs of women
We are the lead provider for the cross-sector Obstetric Medicine Service, led by Dr Jo Girling, providing subspecialist multidisciplinary care for patients with complex obstetric issues across North West London.
The cross-sector North West London Abnormally Invasive Placenta service is based at Chelsea and Westminster and is led by Mr Shane Duffy, delivering high quality subspecialist maternity and surgical care for these high-risk patients.
Fetal Medicine Service
The fetal medicine unit specialises in the care of women with high risk or problematic pregnancies. We are a specialist referral centre for the diagnosis and management of:
- Fetal conditions requiring surgery or surgical follow up after delivery (such as abdominal wall defects, congenital lung lesions, diaphragmatic hernia, obstructive uropathy).
- Significant fetal cardiac anomalies including babies that require surgery
- Chromosomal abnormalities (such as Downs syndrome)
- Genetic conditions
- Structural fetal defects
- Twin and higher multiple pregnancies
- Pregnancies affected by red cell antibody incompatibility
Chelsea and Westminster is the designated centre for specialist neonatal and paediatric surgery in North West London. We offer a one stop shop for comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment to plan care for those babies that require surgery following delivery. This service is a dedicated, combined fetal medicine, neonatal, surgical and urological clinic.
Our strong links with gynaecology, and geographically close proximity to the Royal Brompton Hospital ensures that pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal cardiac condition receive individualised care via our combined cardiac clinics. Our fetal medicine consultants hold weekly fetal growth clinics for the monitoring and management of fetal growth restriction. We see a large number of multiple pregnancies and have expertise in the management of complex pregnancy and fetal issues.
We offer support to women and their partners throughout their decision-making process and with subsequent pregnancies.
Gynaecological Services
The Gynaecology Service provides inpatient care through 12 beds based on Annie Zunz ward where elective and non-elective gynaecology admissions are based. Annie Zunz is modern new-build ward which opened in March 2017. The relocation to its current dedicated clinical area serves as a standard for the delivery of a first-class womens healthcare, holistically provided through specialist nursing, physiotherapy and pharmaceutical staff.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ATSM in Oncology or advanced Laparocsopic surgery or equivalent experience
- ATSM in Outpatient hysteroscopy
- BSCCP Colposcopy Certification
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Gynaecology ultrasound intermediate RCOG competencies or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Large volume experience in surgical gynaecology including laparotomy with pelvic clearance, laparoscopic hysterectomy, lower tract excision biopsies/wide local excision
Desirable
- Experience in leading a clinical service to deliver high quality and good outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ATSM in Oncology or advanced Laparocsopic surgery or equivalent experience
- ATSM in Outpatient hysteroscopy
- BSCCP Colposcopy Certification
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Gynaecology ultrasound intermediate RCOG competencies or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Large volume experience in surgical gynaecology including laparotomy with pelvic clearance, laparoscopic hysterectomy, lower tract excision biopsies/wide local excision
Desirable
- Experience in leading a clinical service to deliver high quality and good outcomes
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
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).