Locum Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Successful candidates will join a team of 25 Consultants. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team.

As a Trust we have been actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We also have a long-established role in training medical students from the University of Birmingham and undergraduates from the University of Warwick.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Miss Laura Veal to discuss the opportunity.

Main duties of the job

This appointment is for a 6 month Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.

It would be beneficial if the successful applicant was able to offer skills in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and advanced labour ward skills are essential. The applicant should have the appropriate training and experience to fulfil the requirements of this post and be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have evidence of advanced training and experience in Obstetrics and/or Gynaecology including 2 ATSMs or Subspecialty training. Previous experience at Consultant level would be beneficial.

The post holder may run joint clinics/theatre sessions with another consultant colleague in the same area of special interest.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

This post comprises 10 Programmed activities: 8 direct clinical care and 2 supporting professional activities.

The successful applicant will be asked to participate on the Obstetric on-call rota.

By working in teams of consultants, the operational principle that we aim to achieve is for another consultant to re-use patient contact sessions that would otherwise be cancelled or remain uncovered due to leave or other agreed reasons for absence.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Applicants should possess the MRCOG or equivalent and Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent and be on the GMC Specialist Register.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

This job description together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.
• The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.

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