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A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to join a team of 27 consultants. The role includes diverse responsibilities across antenatal clinics, elective surgeries, and acute care duties at two main hospital sites. Candidates must hold the necessary medical qualifications and GMC registration, ensuring they are prepared for a dynamic clinical environment.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. You will join a team of 27 consultants working across the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in a busy District General Hospital. This is a balanced Obstetrics and Gynaecology job role covering Antenatal clinics, elective caesarean section lists, General gynaecology clinics, outpatient hysteroscopy, gynaecology triage sessions and Gynaecology elective theatres. Acute care will be resident Obstetrics nights, resident Gynaecology days and non-resident gynaecology on call. All acute services including the labour ward are based at the Princess Royal site. Elective activity can be provided at both the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites.
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About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 1.5 Core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) - includes CPD, audit, appraisal, guidelines, teaching and research. Opportunities for further SPA roles can be decided once appointed should you wish. These will be to be discussed and agreed with the Obstetric and Gynaecology CDs to suit the successful candidates strengths and interests and needs of the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Entry Criteria
Essential
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