Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist - Gynae-Oncology

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Basildon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS trust in Basildon seeks a full-time Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist specializing in Gynae-Oncology. The role involves providing high-quality patient-centered care, supporting service development, and collaborating with the MDT. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and experience. This position offers a vibrant environment for professional growth, with a focus on excellence in health services.

Qualifications

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient-centered consultant-led gynae-oncology services.
• Contribute to innovative pathways and manage service demands.
• Support gynae-oncology trainees and junior staff.
• Contribute to the colposcopy service at Basildon University Hospital.
• Share responsibility for consultant cover in acute gynaecology service.
• Undertake general duties in obstetrics including labor ward sessions.
• Provide consultant presence in delivery suite and participate in on-call rota.
• Undertake a senior role in obstetric and gynaecological services at Basildon Hospital.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Surgical skills in gynaecology

Education

MBBS or Equivalent

Completed MRCOG or equivalent

CCT in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

MSc, MD, PhD, MA or Master’s in Education or related discipline

Job description

Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS Site

Location: Basildon Town, Basildon

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist – Gynae‑Oncology

Consultant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which brings together health and care partners for the local population.

We have a busy Gynaecology service, offering diagnostic and therapeutic services, including a Gynae‑Oncology team with a lead consultant, supporting consultant, specialist nurses and dedicated MDT and patient pathway coordinators.

Our team works collaboratively with the Southend Hospital site Gynae‑Oncology service, offering Laparoscopic and Da Vinci robotic surgery, and a well‑established Complex Pelvic MDT. This appointment is for a full‑time Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a specialist interest in Gynae‑Oncology.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality patient‑centred Consultant‑led gynae‑oncology services; support development of the gynae‑oncology service.
• Contribute to the development of innovative pathways and work with the MDT to manage the demands of the service with consideration of local and regional needs.
• Support to gynae‑oncology ATSM trainees, junior doctors and nurses on the gynaecology ward with suspected gynaecological malignancy enquiries.
• Contribute to the colposcopy service at Basildon University Hospital.
• Build on the already‑established pathways between all sites within the MSE Trust to optimise patient pathways and support further development of the network.
• Share responsibility with the gynaecology team to provide consultant cover for the acute gynaecology service and provide additional support to resident doctors and nurses on the ward.
• Undertake general duties in obstetrics, including labour ward sessions, postnatal ward rounds, maternity day assessment, triage unit cover and elective Caesarean sections.
• Provide consultant presence on the delivery suite for 76.5 hours across the week, including labour ward sessions and participation in the on‑call rota.
• Work with the MDT to undertake a senior role in the general provision of Obstetric and Gynaecological Services at Basildon Hospital and MSE.

Working for our organisation

We aim to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or Equivalent
• Completed MRCOG or equivalent
• CCT in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• MSc, MD, PhD, MA or Master’s in Education or related discipline

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values; the use of AI in applications is monitored. You will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

For an informal discussion please contact Miss Abisola Adeleye – Clinical Lead and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist by emailing Michelle Smart – [e-mail] or calling Tel: [phone].