Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology - interest in Colposcopy
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 14 April 2025
Job summary
Role 1: Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Role 2: Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- The successful candidate will be a good all-rounder in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical expertise and responsibility to the service in terms of knowledge, clinical activity and guidance as needed
- Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department
- Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry into the department to admission or discharge from the department
- Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have opportunity to learn on a one-to-one basis on both formal and informal rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day
- An active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Unit
- To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
- Maintain an up-to-date job plan and personal development plan
- Register and participate in the appropriate CPD scheme with the RCOG
- Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital
About us
- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Obstetric & Gynaecology Department
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
- Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams
- Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility
- Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
- Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviours are demonstrated
- Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to college requirements
- Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust's agree policy
- Mentoring is offered to new and current consultant employees of the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
CONSULTANTS JOB PLAN
Job Planning will be based on a partnership approach. Consultants are asked to prepare a draft job plan which is then discussed and agreed with the Clinical Director and then presented to the Medical Scrutiny Committee for approval. Job plans will list all the NHS and any private duties of the consultant, the number of Programmed Activities for which the Consultant is contracted and paid, the consultants objectives and agreed supporting resources.
The duties and responsibilities set out in a Job Plan will include, as appropriate:
- Direct Clinical Care duties including on-call work
- Supporting Professional Activities
- Additional NHS responsibilities determined against the agreed Trust tariff allocation
- External duties
The Trusts strategy is to increase the use of its capital resources e.g. Theatre, Endoscopy and OPC to facilitate increased productivity and efficiencies which supports the growth of market share and business development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CONSULTANTS JOB PLAN
Job Planning will be based on a partnership approach. Consultants are asked to prepare a draft job plan which is then discussed and agreed with the Clinical Director and then presented to the Medical Scrutiny Committee for approval. Job plans will list all the NHS and any private duties of the consultant, the number of Programmed Activities for which the Consultant is contracted and paid, the consultants objectives and agreed supporting resources.
The duties and responsibilities set out in a Job Plan will include, as appropriate:
- Direct Clinical Care duties including on-call work
- Supporting Professional Activities
- Additional NHS responsibilities determined against the agreed Trust tariff allocation
- External duties
The Trusts strategy is to increase the use of its capital resources e.g. Theatre, Endoscopy and OPC to facilitate increased productivity and efficiencies which supports the growth of market share and business development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration
- oMRCOG or equivalent
- oTraining & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- oEntry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
Experience
Essential
- Competent surgeon (ATSM/SITM etc in benign surgery/laparoscopic surgery or oncology)
- Competent Obstetrician (ATSM/STIM in labour ward/pregnancy care)
- Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant Post
- Evidence of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty.
- Training in Colposcopy
- Full BSCCP accreditation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration
- oMRCOG or equivalent
- oTraining & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- oEntry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
Experience
Essential
- Competent surgeon (ATSM/SITM etc in benign surgery/laparoscopic surgery or oncology)
- Competent Obstetrician (ATSM/STIM in labour ward/pregnancy care)
- Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant Post
- Evidence of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty.
- Training in Colposcopy
- Full BSCCP accreditation
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
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).
