Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Locum Consultant in Obs and Gynae - Fixed Term (12 months)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic consultant team as the 19th member for a locum fixed term post as a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive obstetric and gynaecological care, with a focus on maternal health and benign conditions. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the expanding cancer fast track clinic and acute maternity assessment workload at the Trust. In addition, they will provide consultant led Labour Ward, and contributing flexibly to the needs of the department to address performance targets in gynaecology and obstetrics.

Main duties of the job

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare is a large acute trust based in Redhill. Our Obstetric and Gynaecology department delivers 4500 women per year and forms part of the Women and Children's Services directorate with all inpatient maternity services at East Surrey Hospital.

This is an exciting time to join us; we are a progressive cohesive strong team and seeking enthusiastic colleagues to work with us to take the department forward building on current strengths.

The successful applicant will be an integral member of the Obstetrics team covering Obstetric on calls ,Antenatal day unit ,Caesarean Section lists, Gynaecology and Antenatal clinics

The local area is an attractive part of the Surrey-Sussex border and offers a wide range of housing including prestigious residential areas and pretty villages. There is a choice of good quality state and private schools and excellent leisure amenities close at hand. National and international communications allow easy access to the motorway network, Gatwick Airport and the Channel Ports.

For further information please contact Miss Sharmila Sivarajan - Clinical Director/Consultant on 01737768511 ext. 6777 or Elvish Veeramootoo - General Manager - ext. 2193

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Date posted

26 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum (pro-rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

326-6394401-SR

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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).