Job summary
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Minimal Access Surgery and Gynaecology Cancer Lead.
Join Warrington & Halton Hospital and be part of a team of 12 consultants sharing responsibilityof Obstetricsand Gynaecology with a recent Maternity CQC rating of 'Good' (2023).
Lead the service in becoming a Gynaecology cancer unit, developing an outstanding service for the women and people of Warrington and Halton.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to be the lead for minimal access surgery and work alongside an enthusiastic team of consultants.
The successful candidate will join the team sharing responsibility for obstetrics and gynaecology patients and helping to further develop services as well as supervising junior staff, participating in audit and clinical governance and supporting administrative and managerial responsibilities.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The activities to be undertaken within this role are:
Elective Theatre session
Labour ward /on call cover
Gynaecology Clinic
Antenatal clinic
Cancer lead clinical leadership.
On-Call : The post is also 1 in 11, on the consultant non-resident on-call rota, with an expectation to be available within 30 minutes of being called to attend. No other activities are timetabled during on call.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The activities to be undertaken within this role are:
Elective Theatre session
Labour ward /on call cover
Gynaecology Clinic
Antenatal clinic
Cancer lead clinical leadership.
On-Call : The post is also 1 in 11, on the consultant non-resident on-call rota, with an expectation to be available within 30 minutes of being called to attend. No other activities are timetabled during on call.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Able to perform major gynaecology surgery
- Able to run a labour ward and on calla acute gynaecology independently
Desirable
- Experience of clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
Desirable
- RCOG ATSM/SSMS
- Advanced labour ward
- Benign Gynaecology
- Advanced Laparoscopy
SKills & Knowledge
Essential
- Committed to ongoing CPD and ensuring practice remains up to date
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process of structured training, assessment, and appraisal
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Able to run a labour ward and on call cute gynaecology independently
- Show an ability to conduct audit of excellent quality
- Demonstrate an understanding of research within the NHS
- Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
- IT skills to use Trust EPR systems
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research
- Leadership or Medical education experience/courses
- Training the trainers or equivalent courses
- Educational supervision of medical students
- Involvement with undergraduate examinations
Role Specific
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, AHPs and other agencies
- Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Able to perform major gynaecology surgery
- Able to run a labour ward and on calla acute gynaecology independently
Desirable
- Experience of clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
Desirable
- RCOG ATSM/SSMS
- Advanced labour ward
- Benign Gynaecology
- Advanced Laparoscopy
SKills & Knowledge
Essential
- Committed to ongoing CPD and ensuring practice remains up to date
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process of structured training, assessment, and appraisal
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Able to run a labour ward and on call cute gynaecology independently
- Show an ability to conduct audit of excellent quality
- Demonstrate an understanding of research within the NHS
- Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
- IT skills to use Trust EPR systems
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research
- Leadership or Medical education experience/courses
- Training the trainers or equivalent courses
- Educational supervision of medical students
- Involvement with undergraduate examinations
Role Specific
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, AHPs and other agencies
- Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
