Locum Consultant in Obstetrics

3 weeks ago

Bedford, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Details

An opportunity has arisen for an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant with a special interest in obstetrics at Bedford Hospital, which is part of the newly merged Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be working in close association with the current team of 10 consultants to provide comprehensive obstetrics and gynaecology services, which include 74.5 hours of consultant presence on the delivery suite as well as gynaecology clinics and day surgery theatre sessions. The department also currently provides services for Urogynaecology, subfertility and gynaecology oncology. The population served by this hospital is approximately 270,000.

The Bedford Unit of the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive gynaecological and obstetric care to the local community as part of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System (ICS). The population of over 970,000 of this care system is younger than England as a whole, with 19.7 per cent aged 0-14 years and just 6.2 per cent aged 75+

Main duties of the job

This is a 6 month locum post and the post holder will be expected to support our consultants in delivering comprehensive care to women who attend the department.

The Trust, along with Luton & Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (as well as other health and social care partners) have embarked on a strategic change programme known as the Integrated Care Systems (ICS). As a result of this the successful candidate may be required to adapt their job plan in the future to work across more than one site within the area this may also include delivering aspects of care in community settings which supports the Trust's vertical integration strategy.

About us

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The appointee will work closely with the existing Consultants to provide a full range of obstetric and gynaecological services appropriate to a District General Hospital. It is anticipated that the candidate will provide a high standard of general obstetrics.

The Consultant will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate. He/she will take part in a 1:10 hot week on call Rota and 1:10 weekend on-call and may at some time in the future be required to be resident on call within the limits of the new Consultant contract (2003). The unit provides 74.5 hours Consultant presence on Labour Ward by means of a Hot Week from 08:00 hrs. - 17:00 hrs with a further presence till 20:30 hrs if On Call In addition we would expect the successful candidate to contribute to other aspects of the management of the department, including audit, teaching and medical management.

The job plan will consist of 10 PAs of routine work including 1.5 PAs of SPA

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Full GMC Registration and licensed to practice MB BS, MRCOG or equivalent Desirable
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register MD, PhD or other higher degree. Knowledge
Essential
Excellent all round experience of DGH work ATSM: Advanced labour ward practice Desirable
RCOG ATSM to compliment the skills of the department and the duties of the post. Urogynaecology ATSM Colposcopy accreditation Hysteroscopy ATSM or The benign abdominal surgery: open and laparoscopic ATSM Experience
Essential
Management and audit relevant to specialty Desirable
research experience Skills
Essential
Ability to communicate effectively an

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