Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Job summary

The Perinatal and Family Divisions provide a full range of Obstetric, Neonatal, Gynaecology and Paediatric services, both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The bulk of the maternity work is based at The Royal Oldham Hospital with satellite clinics at Rochdale Infirmary.

The delivery suite is based at Royal Oldham Hospital with a birth rate of approximately 5000 per year and an adjoining Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. A full complement of Obstetrics inpatient and outpatient services are provided at the Royal Oldham Hospital, including a complex pregnancy unit (comprises fetal medicine service, preterm birth clinic, placenta clinic, complicated multiple pregnancy and Rainbow clinic), maternal medicine clinics (hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy, endocrine and haematology) and perinatal mental health clinic. The team works closely with the regional tertiary networks and hospitals in Manchester and Liverpool.

Main duties of the job

We would welcome candidate with special interests to complement the department such as experience in advanced antenatal care, complex caesarean, and interest in simulation training and education. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their obstetric interests whilst also having the option of maintaining their gynaecological skills.

The principal duties of the post holder are:

To support high risk obstetrics antenatal care and postnatal care To support the complex caesarean section team and attend MDT meeting To participate in the consultant rota pattern for daytime and out of hours resident on call To provide services in gynaecology theatre and gynaecology outpatient clinics To provide compassionate obstetrics bereavement care To facilitate maternity MDT mandatory training sessions To be responsible for supervision and training for junior doctors and medical students To actively participate in quality improvement activity and clinical governance To maintain and ensure own mandatory training, continuing professional development and appraisal are up to date. Please see attached job description for more details.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the AAC) Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months f the date of the ACC

Desirable

ATSM Advanced Antenatal practice ATSM in benign abdominal surgery or demonstrable experience to manage elective/emergency gynaecology lists

Desirable

Desirable

Evidence of management and administration experience

Essential

Essential

Understanding of Clinical Governance issues

Essential

Essential

Ability to manage other staff/understanding of audit systems

Desirable

Desirable

Interest in medical education

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