Locum Consultant Gynaecologist with interest in Urogynaecology

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Hospital Trust in Shrewsbury is seeking an experienced Locum Consultant Gynaecologist focusing on urogynaecology. You will be part of a team of 28 consultants providing essential clinics, surgeries, and acute care. Candidates should possess postgraduate qualifications in Gynaecology and strong clinical skills. This is an exciting opportunity to develop services and engage in clinical education.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed to developing ambulatory urogynaecology services.
• Excellent team player with multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to assess and manage acutely ill patients.

Responsibilities

• Conduct urogynaecology clinics and MDT meetings.
• Perform outpatient cystoscopy and urodynamic studies.
• Manage general gynaecology clinics and acute patient shifts.

Skills

Urogynaecology expertise

Teamworking skills

Clinical skills for acute patients

Education

Postgraduate medical qualifications in Gynaecology

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Gynaecologist with an interest in Urogynaecology. You will join a team of 28 consultants working across the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in a busy District General Hospital. This post is a Gynaecology only role covering urogynaecology elective work; Urogynaecology clinics, Urogynaecology MDT, Outpatient cystoscopy, urodynamic studies and Gynaecology theatres. The job also includes other clinical work in the form of general gynaecology clinics, Resident Gynaecology shifts (acute work) 1:16 and non-resident out of hours on-calls for Gynaecology 1:16. All acute services are based at the Princess Royal site with elective activities provided at both the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites. The role provides an exciting opportunity to develop ambulatory urogynaecology services, a one stop anal sphincter injury service, and to develop research.

Main duties of the job

• Urogynaecology clinics
• Urogynaecology MDT
• Outpatient cystoscopy
• Urodynamic studies
• Gynaecology theatres
• General gynaecology clinics
• Perineal trauma clinics
• Resident Gynaecology shifts (acute work) 1:16
• Non-resident out of hours on-calls for Gynaecology, 1:16
• Clinical Administration time
• Core SPA 1.5 PA.
• Corporate SPA 0.5PA to support Gynaecology incident reviews
• A further 0.5 PA available in the job plan for a corporate SPA role or other clinical interest. To be agreed with the Clinical Director dependent on skills and interests.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for your organisation

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.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

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.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

Detailed job description and main 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 consultant’s 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:

• 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable emergency work.
• 1.5 Core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) - includes CPD, audit, appraisal, guidelines, teaching and research.
• 1.0 Corporate SPA – 0.5 PA to support Gynaecology incident review and a further 0.5PA to be discussed and agreed with the Gynaecology CD to suit the successful candidates’ strengths and interests and needs of the department.