Gynaecology Subspecialty Consultant in Gynae-oncology

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Yate; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset is seeking a substantive consultant in Gynaecological Oncology to provide expert care for women with complex oncological and surgical needs. The role involves clinical leadership, patient safety oversight, and participation in an on-call rota across the UHD estate.

Applicants should hold MRCOG with subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology and have Full GMC registration, with experience in cytoreductive surgery and involvement in MDTs and research activities.

Qualifications

• MRCOG or equivalent with CCT/CESR in obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology.
• Full GMC registration and commitment to Good Medical Practice.
• Experience in major gynaecological oncology surgery, including cytoreductive procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care for women with complex oncological and surgical needs.
• Provide clinical leadership and maintain patient safety standards.
• Offer consultant support from home for overnight care under a two-tier registrar system.
• Take part in the wider gynaecology on-call rota and out-of-hours shifts.

Skills

Clinical governance

Clinical leadership

MDT/leadership

Evidence-based practice

Education

MRCOG or equivalent

CCT/CESR or equivalent in obstetrics and gynaecology

Subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology

Job description

Substantive consultant post in the tertiary Gynaecological Oncology Centre at University Hospitals Dorset, serving women across the region. The work centres on complex oncological and surgical care for gynaecological cancers, alongside the wider gynaecology on-call rota. The service runs a robotic surgery programme and cytoreductive surgery, with HIPEC planned, and is part of the Wessex Cancer Network. Applicants need MRCOG and subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology.

What the job involves

• Provide expert care for women with complex oncological and surgical needs
• Provide clinical leadership and maintain patient safety standards
• Provide consultant support from home for overnight care under a two-tier registrar system
• Take part in the wider gynaecology on-call rota
• Take part in an out-of-hours rota including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Work within the multidisciplinary team, including weekly MDT meetings
• Contribute to service development, including the planned introduction of HIPEC
• Support training and mentorship of subspecialty trainees
• Contribute to research, audit and quality improvement
• Work with clinical oncology, radiology, pathology, anaesthetics, palliative care and allied health colleagues
• Work across the UHD estate under agreed job-plan and on-call arrangements

Qualifications

• MRCOG or equivalent, and CCT/CESR or equivalent in obstetrics and gynaecology
• Subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and commitment to Good Medical Practice

Experience

• Competent in major gynaecological oncology surgery, including cytoreductive surgery
• Participation in an on-call service including acute gynaecology
• Cancer diagnostic pathway, treatment planning and follow-up
• Experience of MDT leadership

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical governance, risk management and patient safety
• Evidence-based practice and critical appraisal
• Participation in audit, quality improvement, research or clinical trials
• Excellent written and verbal communication, sensitive with patients and relatives, working well in an MDT
• Clinical leadership, sound decisions and prioritising workload under pressure
• Contribution to service development and change

Other

• Professionalism, integrity and probity
• Completion of Trust mandatory training and occupational health requirements
• Working across the UHD estate under agreed job-plan and on-call arrangements

Nice to have

• Higher degree or higher research degree
• ESGO accredited training or fellowship
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience of delivering HIPEC
• Robotic surgery
• Complex upper abdominal, exenterative or reconstructive surgery
• Colposcopy, rapid access or one-stop services
• Previous formal leadership or management experience

What’s offered

• Out-of-hours work remunerated under NHS Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions
• Access to Trust staff networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability and Armed Forces