Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team of enthusiastic, motivated and committed Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, contributing towards enhancing maternal safety within our unit.
The post is a new role following successful allocation of national funding following the Ockenden bid process. The successful candidate will have a strong obstetric focus, and be able to demonstrate experience and interest in fetal medicine and high risk obstetrics. A complementary interest in maternal medicine would also be of advantage and lend support to the existing consultant body in their provision of obstetric services
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
- 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
- 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 behaviour are demonstrated
- Ensure that junior doctors training confirms 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
About us
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites - totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There's a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children's Unit.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
You will join an existing team of 12 full-time and 2 part-time substantive consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology; who participate in the 1:12 on call rota. The successful candidate will also take part in the obstetric (1:12) and gynaecology (1:10) daytime hot weeks.
The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
- Clinical Leadership and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Obstetric 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
- Risk Management activity to ensure the safe and quality care of women and their families
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will join an existing team of 12 full-time and 2 part-time substantive consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology; who participate in the 1:12 on call rota. The successful candidate will also take part in the obstetric (1:12) and gynaecology (1:10) daytime hot weeks.
The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
- Clinical Leadership and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Obstetric 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
- Risk Management activity to ensure the safe and quality care of women and their families
- 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
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Entry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
- Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- Excellent clinical skills and experience in the management of labour and high risk antenatal care
- Able to perform laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
- Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post
- MRCOG or equivalent
- ATSM in Fetal medicine
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- MOET/ALSO or equivalent training
- Subspecialist training in Fetal Maternal Medicine or equivalent
- ATSM in Antenatal Care/ High Risk Pregnancy or equivalent
- Evidence of involvement in Obstetric Governance and Risk Management, and Maternity Transformation Programme
- Simulation training
- Special Interest in aspects of Gynaecology to support the department
- Experience in role as educational supervisor
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Entry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
- Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- Excellent clinical skills and experience in the management of labour and high risk antenatal care
- Able to perform laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
- Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post
- MRCOG or equivalent
- ATSM in Fetal medicine
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- MOET/ALSO or equivalent training
- Subspecialist training in Fetal Maternal Medicine or equivalent
- ATSM in Antenatal Care/ High Risk Pregnancy or equivalent
- Evidence of involvement in Obstetric Governance and Risk Management, and Maternity Transformation Programme
- Simulation training
- Special Interest in aspects of Gynaecology to support the department
- Experience in role as educational supervisor
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).
