Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology with an interest in ANC, High Risk Obs and LW Lead

Substantive

YC72 - £84,559 - £114,003 per annum

10 Programmed Activities

Closing Date: 30th August 2022

Interview Date: 22nd September 2022

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

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Main duties of the job

This is a new post to support the existing consultant body and the requirements of the Ockenden review and will continue to facilitate the delivery of a dedicated consultant labour ward presence. The service has recently implemented a consultant of the week (hot week) model, to help to ensure continuity, safety, and quality.

The successful candidate will play an important part in the day-to-day management of antenatal and postnatal patients including labour ward cover. The post holder is also required to contribute to the provision of elective and emergency gynaecology care and the job plan will include a regular gynaecology operating list. It is assumed that the successful candidate will adopt the Labour Ward Lead role and support the local Maternal and/or Fetal Medicine service. The consultant will be working alongside the current High-Risk Pregnancy / Labour Ward Lead and their team. The hospital currently offers an Obstetric Diabetes clinic, a Medical Obstetric clinic, a Multiple Pregnancy / Twins clinic, and a Fetal Medicine scan clinic. The maternity service has close ties with and supports the local Fetal Medicine service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) and works collaboratively with UHCW, supported by a strong Local Maternity System (LMS).

About us

Working for your organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is a Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology post based at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) is an integrated acute, community and primary care service provider comprising George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, and Community Dental & Sexual Health Services for Warwickshire. The Trusts main hub is the George Eliot Hospital, a small district general hospital spread across a 32-acre site based on the outskirts of Nuneaton.

GEH serves a population of about 290,000 from Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Southwest Leicestershire and Northern Coventry. It serves a catchment population between the major hospitals in Coventry, Leicester, and East Birmingham.

GEH provides annual activity of 65,000 A&E attendances, 20,000 planned admissions, 20,000 emergency admissions, and on average 2,250 births.

The George Eliot Hospital has 286 beds and provides services for general medicine, care of the elderly, general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology and orthopaedics. There is a 24-hour accident and emergency service. Ophthalmology, neurosurgery, rheumatology and ENT services are provided on an outpatient basis at the George Eliot, with inpatient services being available in Coventry (10 miles away).

There are 10 operating theatres, a Coronary Care Unit and a separate Intensive Care Unit staffed for 8 beds. Beds are utilised for both ITU and HDU purposes.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE POST

1. To support and complement both the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services provided by George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
2. To take clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of women under their care, both when outpatients and inpatients.
3. To provide consultant presence on the Labour Ward and participate in the out-of-hours consultant rota.
4. To participate in Consultant of the week (Hot Week) and to provide consultant cover for the Maternity Assessment Unit and Triage during these weeks.
5. Pursue a Maternal and/or Fetal medicine interest in line with service needs and assume the Labour Ward Lead role
   1. Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of Obstetric patients
   2. Care for pregnant women with complex medical problems
   3. Develop multidisciplinary antenatal clinics to support the delivery of care for women with specific risks - Chronic Hypertension, Mental Health, Obesity and Smoking
   4. Develop and deliver Preterm Birth Prevention strategy in line with Saving Babies Lives
   5. Develop or update Obstetric guidelines for women with medical disorders in pregnancy and be actively involved in the guideline governance process for all Obstetric guidelines

Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Fully trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
• Experience in Ambulatory Gynaecology
• Experience in Antenatal Care and good working knowledge of High Risk Obstetrics.
• IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
• Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest

Desirable

• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest.

Qualification and Professional Training
Essential

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration, with licence to practice
• MRCOG or Equivalent
• BSCCP Accreditation in Colposcopy

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree eg MSc, MD or equivalent.
• ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice

Motivation
Desirable

• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

Management
Essential

• Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative responsibilities.
• Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively; capacity to organise own workload.

Desirable

• Awareness of Service Development issues
• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Management training on an accredited course

Motivation
Essential

• Personal integrity and reliability. Willingness to learn newskills.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff

Management
Essential

• Flexible

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