Locum OG Consultant with SI in Maternal Medicine

Wirral University Teaching Hospital; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital seeks a Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist for a 12-month fixed-term contract, primarily covering maternity leave. The role involves providing maternal medicine services, participating in on-call duties, and contributing to antenatal care in a supportive and innovative team environment.

Qualifications

• Hold RCOG ATSM in maternal medicine or equivalent.
• Significant experience in oncology or rapid diagnosis of cancers.
• Experience in teaching and supervising junior doctors.

Responsibilities

• Provide maternal medicine services with regional support.
• Participate in obstetric and gynaecology on-call rota.
• Contribute to antenatal care and theatre sessions.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Teaching clinical skills

Education

Medical qualification registered with GMC

MD or equivalent higher degree

Job description

Contract12 months (Fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave)HoursFull time - 10 sessions per week (To cover 1:14 hotweek/oncall rota)Job ref408-25-427EmployerWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteWomens and Childrens HospitalTownArrowe Park RoadSalary£105,504 - £139,882 per annumSalary periodYearlyClosing03/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Locum Consultant-YM73

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Job overview

A post has become available for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to augment our enthusiastic, innovative and dedicated team of consultants. This post is advertised initially as a fixed term post to provide cover for a consultant taking a maternity break. The post is for 12 months initially.

The post holder will join WUTH in providing a maternal medicine service with regional maternal medicine support where needed. There is a weekly regional maternal medicine MDT.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to hold the RCOG ATSM in maternal Medicine (or equivalent) and will be able to support all maternal medicine services which includes coverage of the Endocrine / Diabetes antenatal clinic. There is also a separate Wednesday general maternal medicine antenatal clinic.

It would be expected that the post-holder has a leadership qualification and demonstrates a willingness to progress in a leadership role within maternal medicine.

The post-holder will be joining a team of consultants and will be expected to participate in the hot week (currently 1:14) and obstetric / gynaecology (currently 1:14) on-call rota and contribute to antenatal care and labour ward management and Caesarean Section Lists to support Ockenden recommendations.

There would be intention to have a regular gynaecology theatre operating session most likely supporting the ‘Hot List’ emergency gynae theatre, which could provide opportunity to perform intermediate gynae surgical procedures.

There will be secretarial support for the post and use of an office for the consultant. They will also be allocated a mentor by the Trust if required.

Job plan will be finalised on appointment. The suggested 10PA job plan is as below.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Locum OG Consultant with SI in Maternal Medicine Fixed Term position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month. As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointmen

Person specification

Qualifications

Hold a medical qualification and qualification registered with the GMC

MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Management & Administrative Experience

Audit/Research

Leadership qualification

Clinical Governance

Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

Clinical Experience

High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty-expertise in the specialty. Specifically significant experience in oncology or rapid diagnosis of suspected cancers.

RCOG ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent

RCOG ATSM in Oncology

Colposcopy experience (ATSM or BSCCP accreditation)

Gynae scanning ability for measuring endometrial thickness and assessing ovarian pathology

Ambulatory gynaecology skills, including outpatient hysteroscopy

Vulval ATSM or experience

Teaching Experience

Ability to teach clinical skills

Experience of supervising junior doctors

Research Experience

Ability to contribute to change management

Publications in peer review journals

Personal Attributes

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centered service

Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement

Ability to communicate with patients and relatives

Commitment to continuing professional development

Willingness to work flexibly with colleagues and management to maintain a comprehensive service

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

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Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.

Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.

If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

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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.