Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

This post is for a consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

The Trust is recruiting to a new post, created as a result of the Trust's response to Ockenden recommendations and the Trust's commitment to women's health.

The post holder will help to change how we deliver women's services at the Trust and builds on the development of women's healthcare that the Trust has undertaken over the last 3-4 years.

Main duties of the job

Maternity Services and Gynaecology Services are based at Ormskirk Hospital. Clinics are conducted at Southport Hospital and May Logan Community Centre. With shaping care together, there is a drive to take services closer to the women and conduct more clinics in the community.

Duties include:

To participate in the provision of an Obstetric and Gynaecological service to Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals in co-operation with the other Consultants in post.
Help ensure the department meets its cancer targets.
To act as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and to maintain a safe, friendly and efficient service.
To assist in providing 60 hours dedicated Consultant time on the delivery suite and to participate in alternative models of achieving this.
To assist in delivering elective Caesarean section lists and termination services (providing you have no moral objection to terminations)
To share in the administration and management of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology services.
To share in the direct supervision of junior medical staff, physician associate students, midwifery and nursing staff and medical students taking responsibility for their ongoing education and training.
To participate in clinical audit, adverse event review, guideline development review, external review and service development.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Date posted

19 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

347-5954592-B

Job locations

Ormskirk District General Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising Date: 19th March 2024

Closing Date: 9th April 2024

Shortlisting: 10th April 2024

Interview Date for AAC: TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising Date: 19th March 2024

Closing Date: 9th April 2024

Shortlisting: 10th April 2024

Interview Date for AAC: TBC

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

Essential

Full GMC registration
Licence to Practice
MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Desirable

Further Higher degree

Management

Essential

Evidence of administrative experience
Familiarity with common IT applications

Desirable

Evidence of formal training / experience in management
Evidence of root cause analysis training

Teaching and Training

Essential

Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff and / or medical students
Clinical supervisor qualification

Desirable

Formal teaching qualification (e.g. PG cert / MEd)
Educational supervisor qualification

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good leadership skills
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
Supportive and tolerant
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Formal leadership qualification
Evidence of submission of clinical / quality improvement projects for poster / oral presentation at regional or national events

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

Essential

Full GMC registration
Licence to Practice
MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Desirable

Further Higher degree

Management

Essential

Evidence of administrative experience
Familiarity with common IT applications

Desirable

Evidence of formal training / experience in management
Evidence of root cause analysis training

Teaching and Training

Essential

Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff and / or medical students
Clinical supervisor qualification

Desirable

Formal teaching qualification (e.g. PG cert / MEd)
Educational supervisor qualification

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good leadership skills
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
Supportive and tolerant
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Formal leadership qualification
Evidence of submission of clinical / quality improvement projects for poster / oral presentation at regional or national events

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).