Consultant in Obstetrics Lead for Antenatal and Postnatal inpatients

3 weeks ago

Derby, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Consultant in Obstetrics, with a newly created Lead role for Antenatal and Postnatal Inpatient Service at will be joining a friendly and supportive team of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Junior Medical Staff, Allied Health Professionals, Specialist Nursing and Midwifery team and senior managers who are all committed to providing the best service to its patients.

As well as providing a high-quality obstetrics service, you will work together with senior colleagues in shaping the future of antenatal and postnatal inpatient services. You will have shared responsibility for the operational performance, clinical quality, and resource management of the service, providing leadership and management.

Maternity services are provided on the Royal Derby and Queens Hospital Burton sites. Both sites work to common protocols. Provision with consultant colleagues of a service to Staffordshire, Derbyshire & surrounding areas with responsibility for diagnosis & treatment of patients at the hospitals & clinics at which you have duties.

If you are passionate about patient care and developing your skills and knowledge in leadership then we are keen to hear from you to discuss how we can support you in this.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the planning, delivery, development and improvement of inpatient (antenatal and postnatal) services together with providing a high-quality Obstetrics service including on-call out of hours, in conjunction with consultant colleagues and a multi-disciplinary team. There is flexibility within the department to accommodate the skills of the successful candidate. You will also be required to:

Participate in teaching, examination and appraisal duties Bring experience to clinical diagnosis and effective multidisciplinary team-working Develop and implement standards of obstetric & gynaecological practice and have a major role in developing specific pathways, guidelines and risk management including maintaining and developing the risk for inpatient services Audit the effectiveness of practice and develop and modify, as required Train and educate staff in a multidisciplinary team Provide clinical leadership, leading by example

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff. Job description

Job responsibilities

The role on offer is for a 10 PA contract with 1 Additional PA for the Lead role. There is also the opportunity for additional programmed activity subject to job planning. It will include 1:16 on-call commitment.

You will be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.

You will take an active role in Clinical Governance, lead and participate in audit projects relevant to your clinical interests and promote research and academic activity within the specialty to help ensure our services are continuously being improved.

Responsible for the professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.

You will lead on the inpatient antenatal and postnatal services.

It is essential for applicants for substantive Consultant posts to be either on the GMC Specialist Register, or be within six months of their CCT date at the interview date

Person Specification

Management & Audit

Essential

Experience of & commitment to clinical audit

Desirable

Attended a management course for consultants

Qualifications

Essential

MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification Possession of relevant Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application Evidence of entry on GMC Specialist Register OR be within 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview and entry on GMC Specialist Register by date of commencement OR Evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview Any of the following ATSM or equivalent: SSM/ SST / ATSM in Advance Labour ward / ATSM in High-Risk Pregnancy / ATSM Maternal Medicine /General Obstetrics

Desirable

Additional higher medical / scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Clinical Experience

Essential

Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK Specialist Registration Ability to offer expert opinion & take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients across the wide spectrum of Obstetrics.

Desirable

Experience in scanning

Teaching experience

Essential

Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & postgraduates Experience of supervising F1, F2, ST trainees.

Desirable

Specific teaching qualification Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates Attended a recognised teaching training course

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