Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NHS; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Woolwich is seeking an enthusiastic candidate for a position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The role involves enhancing current practices, promoting education and research, and working within a supportive team of 18 consultants. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and substantial clinical experience. This offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to both patient care and staff development.

Qualifications

• Experience in running one stop clinics and 2WW clinics independently.
• Able to perform a full range of gynaecology scanning independently.
• Experience in high-risk obstetrics and able to run labour ward and on-call acute gynaecology independently.

Responsibilities

• To enhance current practice within acute and community services.
• Provide a structure for improving communication and collaborative working.
• Support teaching and training of junior medical staff and medical students.

Skills

Effective communicator - verbal and written

Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Leadership and organisational skills

Education

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent

Relevant qualifications in Gynaecological Ultrasound

Tools

Microsoft Office Packages (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Patient information systems

Job description

The post is primarily intended to be situated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site, with a need for some cross site working at University Hospital Lewisham and/or Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

The Trust is committed to maintaining good quality teaching and training of junior medical staff/medical students and the successful candidate will be expected to actively support this and encourage audit and research.

Please note JD is pending RC approval

Main duties of the job

To enhance current practice within acute and community services and provide a structure for improving communication and collaborative working between agencies, services and individual staff. of Form

The successful candidate will join a busy Obstetric and Gynaecology Team in a London district general hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to join a progressive department of 18 consultants, each with their own special interest.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

The successful candidates will initially be on a 10 PA contract which will be reviewed after 3 months in post and then annually. On call and emergency duties will be fulfilled in priority to elective work. The indicative timetable is shown below, but these may be subject to slight variation depending on the special interests of the successful candidates. All job plans are offered in line with the Trust policy on consultant job planning. Job plans are set electronically and SPA time is calculated at 1.5 PAs for core requirements such as mandatory training, appraisal, audit, governance work etc. Clinical administration will be allocated on the basis of 25% of the clinical time available.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or equivalent)
• Relevant qualifications in Gynaecological Ultrasound
• RCOG ATSM to support service requirements eg: ATSM Benign gynaecological surgery/equivalent or ATSM Gynaecology Oncology
• Additional RCOG ATSM to support service requirements eg: ATSM Colposcopy

Clinical Experience

• Experience in running one stop clinics and 2WW clinics independently
• Able to perform a full range of gynaecology scanning independently
• Able to perform outpatient hysteroscopy independently
• Able to run gynaecology day case and inpatient operating lists independently
• Experience in high-risk obstetrics and able to run labour ward and on-call acute gynaecology independently
• Experience in operating independently on complex caesarean section lists
• Able to take ownership and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional leadership in a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning

Clinical Audit

• Active Audit interest and participation in departmental audit program
• Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes
• Evidence of service improvement projects an audits
• Evidence of involvement and/or experience in risk processes such as incident reviews and patient safety systems

Teaching Experience

• Experience and interest in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching programs
• Experience of teaching in formal and informal settings
• Knowledge and experience of delivery of RCOG training programme
• An understanding of current issues in medical education and training
• Evidence of interest and experience in supporting trainees
• Previous experience in trainee supervision
• Presentations at National or International meetings
• Medical education experience or qualification

Management and Administrative Experience

• Understands the management structure of the NHS Evidence of risk management
• Attendance at management/leadership course
• Understanding of how consultant behaviours and actions impact on the broader team
• Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.
• Ability to use patient information systems

Other Attributes

• Effective communicator - verbal and written
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and form effective working relationships
• Demonstrates leadership and organisational skills
• Will contribute to Departmental/ Trust management
• Will pursue personal professional development
• Aware of equal opportunities issues
• Recent experience/familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop staff
• Live within 30 mins of post or willing to relocate
• Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work
• Leadership experience within specialty

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.