Consultant Obstetrician

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with an interest in BreechOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustApplications are invited to apply for the above post in the Maternity and Gynaecology Departments at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The department is seeking a capable and motivated doctor who enjoys working in both a District General and tertiary referral service and wishes to effect change and improve care for patients within this service.
This substantive post is to replace the clinical care provided by a long term fixed term consultant appointment.
The successful candidate will join the maternity service which provides general obstetric services to the local population - approximately 7500 women per year are cared for within the Trust. There are also tertiary referral services in fetal and maternal medicine, supported by a Level 3 neonatal unit.
The post is required to support the service for pregnant women living in Oxfordshire, including in the north of the county. This post is based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. On call will be Maternity only at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The job plan also includes 1 PA of early pregnancy care and scanning.
Main duties of the jobOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides services across four sites (John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Horton Hospital Banbury, the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Churchill Hospital, Oxford). Obstetric inpatient and outpatient services are based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. In addition, outpatient obstetric clinics are undertaken at the Horton Hospital in Banbury. The successful applicant will be required to work across both sites.
The post-holder will also be expected to undertake planned daytime sessions to provide acute obstetric and intrapartum care as part of a consultant team which covers the Delivery Suite, elective caesarean section list and obstetric inpatient wards.
The post holder will participate in a rolling rota of on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:9, currently 1:16 with internal cover (equivalent to 1:12.8 annualised in the worked year). On call duties attract a 3% Band A supplement.
The post holder will manage in-patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital and undertake gynaecology on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:9, paid at a Band A supplement. Some clinics may take place outside of the acute trust and it is anticipated that over time more clinics will be located elsewhere.
The candidate is expected to undertake an all-day C-section list once a week with the maternity team and an antenatal clinic at the Horton Hospital.
Person SpecificationQualifications/TrainingPrimary medical qualification (MBBS / MBChB)MRCOG or appropriate specialist registrationFull GMC registration and license to practiceEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC or Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)Higher medical degreeExperienceClinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required to a UK CCTATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent experienceAbility to perform ECV and knowledge of and care of women with fetus in breech presentation.Care of pregnancy in first trimesterAbility to manage women with complications of early pregnancyExperience of supervising junior staffEffective administrative and time management skills.Evidence of leadership of service improvement project leadership within an acute serviceEvidence of having implemented change within the clinical settingEvidence of significant contribution to successful teamworkGood spoken and written EnglishHighly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and midwivesEnthusiasm to work under pressureGood organizational and management skillsSupportive and tolerantAbility to work within a multidisciplinary teamCaring attitude to patientsAlignment with the OUH Trust ValuesEvidence of commitment to continuing professional developmentWillingness to work flexibly across different sites within the TrustWillingness to work on the on-call rotaExpertise in pregnancy scanning especially in first trimesterLeader in formal multidisciplinary team trainingPeer reviewed publicationsTraining in clinical managementEvidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national levelDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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