Specialty Doctor

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join their Obstetrics and Gynaecology team. This role involves supporting a busy unit with a significant number of births annually and offers opportunities to pursue special interests in various areas. Applicants must possess appropriate qualifications and previous experience at registrar level is essential. The position includes responsibilities in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology, providing a chance to make a significant impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• MBChB, MRCOG, and GMC registration required.
• Previous registrar grade experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is essential.
• Experience with high-risk obstetric management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise first on-call doctors and assist in theatre.
• Manage Labour Ward and attend specialist clinics.
• Provide care for in-patients in Gynaecology and Obstetrics.

Skills

Experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Supervisory skills

Teaching capability

Education

MBChB

MRCOG

GMC registration

Job description

We are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join the dynamic Obstetrics and Gynaecology team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to allow us to support a 2 tier out of hours second on call rota.

Bradford Royal Infirmary is a busy obstetric unit with approximately 5500 deliveries a year. There is a wide range of obstetric and medical pathology and ample opportunity for gaining confidence with high volume obstetrics.

The post-holder will work a 1 in 16 full shift covering Obstetrics and acute Gynaecology. Daytime work includes outpatient specialist clinics and theatre. The post gives wide experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology but is not recognised for training.

Main duties of the job

This is a busy unit with 5500 births a year with a wide range of high risk obstetric and medical pathology. The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue a special interest – there are opportunities in Level 2 obstetric scanning, maternal medicine, urogynaecology, outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy, infertility and teaching. The post holder will see and plan care (supported by the Consultant) for in‑patients, manage Labour Ward and attend Antenatal clinics including specialist clinics (multiple pregnancy, diabetes, endocrine, haematology and epilepsy).

Gynaecology

Gynaecology duties include care of in‑patients, admissions to the Gynaecology Acute Assessment Unit, perioperative care of patients and out‑patient clinics (including specialist clinics – oncology, urogynaecology and infertility). There are ambulatory gynaecology including hysteroscopy, colposcopy and urodynamics at Bradford.

The Outpatients and Theatre sessions offer an ideal opportunity for teaching on a one‑to‑one basis and all consultants are keen to participate in what they consider an important part of their workload.

Registrar level responsibilities

Registrar level responsibilities include supervising first on‑call doctors and assisting the consultant managing the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit and emergency gynaecology cases (ectopic pregnancy, surgical evacuation) in theatre.

Special Interest

The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue a special interest. There are opportunities for gaining valuable experience with Level 1 & 2 obstetric scanning, maternal medicine, urogynaecology, outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy and infertility.

Applicants must possess MBChB, MRCOG and GMC registration. Previous registrar grade level experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK (including Delivery Suite) is essential. Please see the job description and person specification for details.

Our People Charter

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a female population of approximately 250,000 and there are around 5400 births per year in the unit. Approximately 50% of our women are from an ethnic background, mainly from Pakistan and India.

The Trust is a teaching centre for the University of Leeds School of Medicine and the department has a good reputation for providing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate education and training. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to these teaching programmes. There is also a strong emphasis on clinical research and a high calibre research group within the unit.