Surgical Abortion Specialist

About NUPAS Ltd

NUPAS Ltd is a leading organization supporting women's reproductive choices. We are committed to providing high-quality, safe, and effective surgical abortion services.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Operating Surgeon to join our expanding medical team. The successful candidate will have a proactive and enthusiastic approach, enabling them to efficiently provide a safe and effective surgical abortion pathway to our patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out medical assessments face-to-face or remotely for abortion provision, contraceptive advice, and provision, including LARCS.
• Work with the pre-operative team to provide advice and solutions when they alert you to medical or other conditions that may affect patient management.
• Advise patients of complication rates and potential risks associated with treatments as required.
• Ensure patients are fully aware of all important issues relating to treatment and aftercare.
• Assess patients' fitness to undergo safe abortion and carry out abortion by the appropriate method in accordance with NUPAS policies and procedures.
• Initiate appropriate referral measures if there is any concern that the patient may be at risk.
• Be present in the operating theatre or treatment room throughout each procedure and remain on site until all patients have been assessed fit for discharge from recovery or passed to the care of another on-site doctor.
• Provide support, advice, and guidance to nursing, midwifery, and other staff in the management of unexpected outcomes.
• Discuss contraception options and fit long-acting reversible contraception as necessary, prescribe other methods.
• Drive best practice in patient care, efficiency, and clinical outcomes, ensuring clinical policies and operating practices are followed and updated in response to developments in clinical practice or service changes.
• Monitor and audit quality clinical practice, including the delivery of audit and direct observation of peers.
• Look for opportunities for innovation and service improvements to improve patient care and standards of patient safety.
• Foster a learning environment where all staff evaluate the quality of patient care, feel able to raise concerns, and where learning is shared.
• Comply with NUPAS policies and procedures.

Requirements

• At least three years' experience in gynaecology or reproductive and sexual health care.
• Experience of independent practice for abortion procedures relevant to the post applied for, or willingness to be trained in-house.
• Has been providing surgical abortions for the last 12 months.
• Supports a client's reproductive choices and must have no conscientious objection to abortion care.
• A self-motivated team player who is comfortable working alone and as part of a wider team.
• Strategic and innovative outlook.
• Willingness to travel nationally between sites.

Qualifications

• GMC full registration with no restrictions to work in the UK.
• Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG).
• On the UK Specialist Register.