Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Deputy Governance Lead

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, providing exceptional patient care and leadership. This role supports professional development in a progressive environment focused on women's health, offering comprehensive services and a commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

Access to NHS discount schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Extensive training in clinical obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Evidence of experience in Gynaecological Surgery.
• Participation in clinical audit and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality Consultant-led obstetrics and gynaecology services.
• Lead clinical governance initiatives and support patient safety.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Patient care

Risk management

Education

Full registration with the GMC

MRCOG or equivalent

CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

ATSM High risk Obstetrics

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Applications are invited for the appointment to a substantive post as Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The post will comprise 10 PA and non-resident on call.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a friendly and progressive Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. The post has arisen consequent to consultant expansion, following a review of the service needs in light of recently published Maternity Safety Reports.

The post holder should have experience in Obstetrics with an interest in Obstetric Governance. They may also have additional experience in other specialist areas to meet the needs of the department.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to provide strong professional clinical leadership in Obstetrics to ensure excellence in care provision which is responsive to women and their family's needs.

The post holder will be the deputy governance lead who is responsible for overseeing the running from patient safety incidents, supporting PMRT, ensuring guidance is up to date, supporting the patient safety team, implementing quality improvement and ensuring adherence to national standards. This role will also include supporting multi professional training.

Support for personal and professional development and leadership training will be provided to allow you to further develop the services and provide high quality woman centred care.

As there is a gynaecological component to the job it would be desirable to have gynaecological skills to support this. The on-call component currently carries a mix of both components, but if obstetric only on call is desired, this may be negotiable.

The successful applicant will be expected to work at both Stoke Mandeville (SMH) and Wycombe Hospital (WH).

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to:
• provide high quality patient centred Consultant- led obstetrics and gynaecology services.
• undertake general duties associated with a post in obstetrics, including labour ward sessions, antenatal clinics at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals, support general gynaecology clinics and gynaecology operating lists relevant to skills.
• work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to offer expert opinion and considerate advice to women with complications in any stage of pregnancy.
• develop the Obstetrics service by working closely with other colleagues to standardise pathways of care.
• Co-chair the Governance and PMRT forum as well as evolve and write, in line with Trust governance policies, pathways for patients seen within the Obstetrics service.
• work closely with our PDM Team in delivering training to both Obstetricians and Midwives.
• work collaboratively with the inpatient matron and the Obstetric Lead in improving flow through the unit.
• provide senior leadership in the management of high-risk patients antenatally, intrapartum, and postpartum in close co-operation with other specialties.
• be fully involved with the teaching and training of medical staff within the Department and work closely with the RCOG College Tutor in this respect.
• take part in the induction programme for resident medical staff, participate in GP training and teaching of medical students.
• participate in the recruitment of resident medical staff.
• ensure proper delegation to and training of resident junior medical and nursing staff.
• support with undertaking incident investigations. Experience in risk management would therefore be essential.
• provide leadership for resident medical and midwifery staff on the labour ward with proactive consultant input to the care of women and their babies as essential to the post.
• participate in the Consultant on call rota, with internal cover.
• undertake administrative and managerial duties associated with the post including attendance at and contributing to departmental meetings.
• participate in consultant appraisal, audits and academic events.

The post holder will share responsibility with all the consultants in the Department in providing dedicated consultant presence on the delivery suite throughout the week.

It is a key aim of the CDU to ensure provision of consultant presence without any interruption across the entire week during the year. The labour ward sessions are dedicated and covered as hot weeks, and the consultant will be present on labour ward and not cover any other session while on labour ward.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full registration with the GMC
• Possession of MRCOG or equivalent
• CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and on GMC's Specialist Register or have a written confirmation of eligibility for Specialist Registration.
• ATSM High risk Obstetrics

Desirable criteria

• MD or PhD
• MOET or equivalent within the last 4 years
• labour ward lead PSRIF and QSIR training

Experience and Training

Essential criteria

• Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to the required for a UK CCT
• Statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that relating to a specialist skills
• Evidence of experience in Gynaecological Surgery

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Able to support with clinical governance in practice and demonstrate understanding of governance principles

Desirable criteria

• Involvement in guideline development
• Evidence of involvement in a quality improvement project

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 688.5KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 608.3KB)
• Welcome to Buckinghamshire NHS Trust (PDF, 430.1KB)
• Living in Buckinghamshire (PDF, 2.0MB)