Job summary
The purpose of this post is to provide service provision and training in the initial medical assessment and treatment of pregnant women attending for unscheduled or emergency antenatal care in the Maternity Assessment Unit which is an important part of the Maternity Service in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. We provide a secondary and tertiary service to over 7300 pregnant women and birthing people.We are inviting applications from clinicians such as General Practitioners or other doctors with an interest in antenatal and postnatal care, to join our multi-professional team for two or more sessions a week.Hosted within the Womens Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the MAU team is an integral part of Maternity service. The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician and a keen team worker. He or she will be interested in helping to offer service to pregnant women in line with the OUH Trust values.Experience in care of pregnant women is essential and a good understanding of the relevant national guidelines covering antenatal care is desirable. Evidence of having passed MRCGP or MRCOG is desirable
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. This post involves duties in Obstetrics in the Maternity Assessment Unit. There is no out of hours on call in this post.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - theJohn Radcliffe Hospital,Churchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin Banbury.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A fixed term position for a GMC registered medical practitioner in the Maternity Directorate at the John Radcliffe Hospital has arisen. This post is intended to assist with the initial medical assessment and treatment of pregnant women attending for unscheduled or emergency antenatal care in the Maternity Assessment Unit.
The post is less than full time.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician and a keen team worker. He or she will be interested in helping to offer service to pregnant women in line with the OUH Trust values.
Experience in care of pregnant women is essential and a good understanding of the relevant national guidelines covering antenatal care is desirable. Evidence of having passed MRCGP and MRCOG is desirable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A fixed term position for a GMC registered medical practitioner in the Maternity Directorate at the John Radcliffe Hospital has arisen. This post is intended to assist with the initial medical assessment and treatment of pregnant women attending for unscheduled or emergency antenatal care in the Maternity Assessment Unit.
The post is less than full time.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician and a keen team worker. He or she will be interested in helping to offer service to pregnant women in line with the OUH Trust values.
Experience in care of pregnant women is essential and a good understanding of the relevant national guidelines covering antenatal care is desirable. Evidence of having passed MRCGP and MRCOG is desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Primary medical qualification MBBS / MBChB MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent at least 5 years at specialist level
- Evidence of a developing special interest in perinatal mental health
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Experience of contributions to teaching and training for O&G trainees
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Evidence of leadership of service improvement within an acute service
- Evidence of having implemented change within the clinical setting
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Good spoken and written English Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and midwives
- Enthusiasm to work under pressure
- Good organizational and management skills
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
- Alignment with the OUH Trust Values
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Willingness to work flexibly across different sites within the Trust
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Primary medical qualification MBBS / MBChB MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent at least 5 years at specialist level
- Evidence of a developing special interest in perinatal mental health
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Experience of contributions to teaching and training for O&G trainees
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Evidence of leadership of service improvement within an acute service
- Evidence of having implemented change within the clinical setting
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Good spoken and written English Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and midwives
- Enthusiasm to work under pressure
- Good organizational and management skills
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
- Alignment with the OUH Trust Values
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Willingness to work flexibly across different sites within the Trust
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publications
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).
