Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice-a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Main area Obstetrics and Gynaecology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract 6 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA+ CAT A Low on call) Job ref 289-SC-411

Site Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/:59

Job overview

The post-holder primarily complements the Obstetrics & Gynaecology service. The successful candidate will have responsibility for outpatient hysteroscopy clinics, 2 week wait clinic each week, weekly MDT meetings, gynaecology surgery list and labour ward cover including a regular caesarean section list. The post-holder will be expected to provide a high-quality outpatient hysteroscopy clinic and one-stop gynaecology scan clinic. The post holder is also expected to provide antenatal clinic cover including maternal medicine clinics.

The appointee will provide a high-quality Obstetrics and Gynaecology service, in conjunction with consultant colleagues already in post. It would be expected that the consultant offers continuous responsibility for the care of patients named under their team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate an active interest in the management of general gynaecology patients and to provide a unified multidisciplinary approach to their care through one-stop benign scan clinics.

It is expected that the successful candidate will enhance the educational opportunities available to our trainees by any reorganisation and development of services that they initiate. Regular audits will be required and supervision for Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) undertaken by the trainees. Involvement in general management and committee work for the hospital will also be encouraged.

The Directorate has weekly MDT and educational meetings in which medical cases are reviewed and discussed and audits are presented. The Directorate holds monthly Consultant meetings, Gynaecology and Perinatal morbidity and mortality meetings.

The postholder will engage as necessary with North West London CRG and any agreed network models for complex emergency gynaecological surgery.

The post holder will have secretarial support from a senior patient administrator shared between other Consultants. The appointee will have a desk in a shared office with access to a computer.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Our values

Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:

• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailingly kind
• Determined to develop

Who we are

• 7,500 staff and 500 volunteers
• We treat someone in A&E every 2 minutes
• We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
• We operate on a patient every 17 minutes
• We do 52 imaging procedures each hour
• We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate an active interest in the management of general gynaecology patients and to provide a unified multidisciplinary approach to their care through one-stop benign scan clinics.

It is expected that the successful candidate will enhance the educational opportunities available to our trainees by any reorganisation and development of services that they initiate. Regular audits will be required and supervision for Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) undertaken by the trainees. Involvement in general management and committee work for the hospital will also be encouraged.

The Directorate has weekly MDT and educational meetings in which medical cases are reviewed and discussed and audits are presented. The Directorate holds monthly Consultant meetings, Gynaecology and Perinatal morbidity and mortality meetings.

The postholder will engage as necessary with North West London CRG and any agreed network models for complex emergency gynaecological surgery.

The post holder will have secretarial support from a senior patient administrator shared between other Consultants. The appointee will have a desk in a shared office with access to a computer.

Person specification Education and qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date of interview
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of appointment
• An MD or equivalent higher postgraduate training

Experience

• Evidence of broad based training experience in General O&G equivalent to that required for a UK CCST
• Evidence of competence in advanced labour ward practice
• Evidence of competence in gynaecological ultrasound scanning
• Evidence of competence in outpatients hysteroscopy
• Evidence of competence in benign abdominal surgery
• Colposcopy certification (BSCCP or equivalent)

Skills and knowledge

• Solid Understanding of the Clinical Governance Agenda
• Evidence of effective audit leading to change
• IT proficiency including, email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Evidence of significant contribution to the Clinical Governance Agenda, particularly CNST preparation Coaching skills
• Coaching skills

Teaching and Training

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Medical Education or Adult Education Training
• Trained ALSO or MOET or NALS instructor

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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