St Las Lower in Obstetrics

We are seeking to recruit a ST LAS Lower to join our forward thinking service. The successful appointee will join an expanding team of colleagues providing services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Community settings around the area.

The post holder will be required to participate in a 1:9 Full Shift System which includes one week of nights per 9 week cycle with built in prospective cover. On Call duties take place in Princess of Wales Hospital only. Duties will comprise the assessment, monitoring, treatment and follow up of emergency patients under the supervision of the Consultant. This will include Labour Ward

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

**We live by our core values**:

- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

The department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology aims to provide a complete programme of care to both emergency and elective patients, with triage and redirection of those patients more properly treated elsewhere.

The post holder will be required to participate in a 1:9 Full Shift System which includes one week of nights per 9 week cycle with built in prospective cover. On Call duties take place in Princess of Wales Hospital only and this is a 2B banding. Duties will comprise the assessment, monitoring, treatment and follow up of emergency patients under the supervision of the Consultant. This will include Labour Ward

The post holder will rotate to cover the planned leave commitments of the junior grade structure. In the event of unplanned emergency/sickness, the post holder may be requested to cover the duties of his/her colleagues.

The post holder may be required to undertake daytime clinical commitments on any site across the sites.

Participation in outpatient clinics follow up patients and preparation for and participation in operating lists in both day case and main theatres is also required. The following interests are currently undertaken or being developed within the LHB:

- Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
- Infertility
- Colposcopy - laser & loop
- Community Gynaecology (Menopause and Pregnancy Advisory Clinic, Termination of pregnancy, Family Planning)
- Obstetric USS + amniocentesis
- One stop clinic OP Hysteroscopy / TV scanning
- EPAU
- Urogynaecology
- Covering duties whilst colleagues are on leave will also lead to the post holder obtaining a wide range of experience within the specialty.