Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Locum Consultant Obstetrician and GynaecologistA variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.NHS Medical & Dental: ConsultantWe encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on option 3 or email If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment processJob overviewDelivering care at Health Board sites at the Grange University Hospital Cwmbran, Royal Gwent Hospital Newport, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Ystrad Mynach, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, South East WalesWe have an opportunity for a Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist to join our existing team of twenty two full-time and two part-time consultants within the service.The appointed Locum Consultant will help to cover sixty hours of labour ward and also enable us to provide eight elective Cesarean section lists per week. They will also help to deliver our emergency gynaecological commitments and CEPOD theatre requirements as well as supporting existing Obstetric & Gynaecological services.Main duties of the jobIn ABUHB, maternity services are provided in five community boroughs and one obstetric units at the Grange University Hospital at Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran with midwifery-led stand-alone Birth Centres in Ystrad Mynach (YYF), Royal Gwent Hospital (RGH) and Nevill Hall Hospital (NHH) to a total of around 6200 births per year.Obstetric Antenatal Clinics are held at the enhanced local general hospital at Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall hospital sites and four out-reach clinic in the community.A feto-maternal service is located at both RGH and NHH with links to Cardiff and Bristol for tertiary services.Gynaecology out-patient and in-patient services are provided at four hospitals with outreach clinics at other sites Maternity and gynaecology services are progressive and actively participating in modernising agenda and mapping against expected standards.The number of sessions may vary with the agreement of the post-holder and the Health Board in advance or after commencement.This is a 10 session job plan with a commitment to evening and weekend on call (rota 1:20 with prospective cover). This will include day time resident on call cover at weekends. The number of SPA’s may vary with the agreement of the post holder and the Health Board in advance or after commencement and an increase in SPA’s would accompany an agreement to take on additional duties. Over time it is expected all consultant to be on 3 SPA’s.Working for our organisationAneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached job descriptionThis position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer: an adults and children’s barred list checkApplicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMCCandidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. xpwpeyx This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Name Mr Gareth Edwards Job title Clinical Director, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Email address #J-18808-Ljbffr