Locum Consultant Gynaecologist (Cancer Diagnostics & Access Surgery)

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

• Provide expert opinions on patients with a wide range of complex gynaecology, taking independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
• Provide consultant-based dedicated sessions in a flexible manner to ensure prospective cover at times of colleagues absences.
• Deliver outpatient gynaecological clinical care as well as contributing to the hot week model and delivery of advice and guidance to GPs.
• Participate in the departmental (gynaecology only) on-call rota. Recruitment of two consultants will allow a 1 in 13 on call rota.
• To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
• Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
• Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 42 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.
• Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including audit projects, the formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management meetings and processes.
• Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
• Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Obstetric and Gynaecological services within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues.
• It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must: be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control; attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control; include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal / professional development; take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues.

Administrative:

• Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his / her patients and in relation to the running of the Department of Gynaecology in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director. The appointee will also be a member of the Medical Staff Committee of the hospital.
• To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
• Become involved with the financial management of the unit - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.

Research:

• The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio.

Teaching:

• Make an active and appropriate contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate education and training as directed by the undergraduate lead or postgraduate college tutor.
• Work with the team to facilitate new teaching methods and ideas. Work with the educational leads in undergraduate and postgraduate education to ensure that the programmes of teaching are provided to the required standard.
• Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in all parts of the course but specifically in stage 3 and 5 during the attachments in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor.
• The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the teaching of ATSM trainees.
• Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist training

Desirable

• Higher Degree
• Special skills training in the specialty
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
• ATSM - Benign abdominal surgery/Oncology

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience in the specialty
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the Gynaecology
• Evidence of significant expertise in operative care
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
• An understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
• Evidence of leadership / project management
• Evidence of having implemented change
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Research

Essential

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
• Research/critical review of literature
• Publications in the last five years

Desirable

• Higher degree
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit

Desirable

• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Alignment with the Trust's values
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD
• Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
• Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work

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

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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).