Consultant in Obs and Gynae, interest in Maternal/Obstetric Medicine

Overview

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT welcomes enthusiastic candidates to join our obstetrics and gynaecology team. The post is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital with provision of out-reach clinics. To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality obstetric and gynaecological care to patients within the Trust and community, candidates with experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology and a special interest in maternal medicine are invited to join the existing consultants and complement the service provision in general gynaecology and obstetrics, high-risk obstetrics and diabetic clinics.

A range of general and specialist obstetrics and gynaecological services are offered led by the consultants and supported by doctors, nurses and midwives. These include urogynaecology, gynae-oncology, ambulatory (out-patient) gynaecology, early pregnancy assessment, colposcopy, high-risk obstetrics and intrapartum care.

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to ongoing service improvement programmes, Maternity Culture Transformation, and the elective restoration pathway by implementing evidence-based new ways of working when necessary.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• To provide a comprehensive Obstetrics and general Gynaecology service to the Trust.
• To provide an on-call commitment for Central Delivery Suite and emergency Gynaecology cover as 1:10 (subject to change). The post holder will be expected to be contactable and able to reach the hospital when needed within 30 minutes.
• To ensure services are delivered effectively and within budget with regard to the Trusts' waiting times standards.
• To liaise closely with other departments and outside agencies in contributing to the objectives of our Services.
• To provide an Outpatients service for new referrals and ongoing care.
• To develop new services locally.

Organizational

• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• The successful candidate will play an important part in the day-to-day management of gynaecology, antenatal and postnatal patients and in the running of the labour ward.
• To provide continuing responsibility for the care of patients under their care.
• To contribute to the service redesign and development at District General Hospital level, developing intrapartum care.
• To contribute to the development of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service by participating in meetings and contributing to service development business plans.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We are building a new state-of-the-art hospital and undertaking extensive digital transformation, including a new electronic patient record (EPR) that will replace paper-based records from 2026 to improve joined-up care.

At the QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We uphold values of kindness, wellness and fairness and strive for continuous quality improvement. Our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rated our services as Good. We offer recognised learning and apprenticeships and a supportive environment for staff development.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, with a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approximately 530 beds across 33 wards, modern education and training facilities, and a range of centres supported by a talented team.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Qualifications/training and professional development

• Medical degree with Full GMC Registration and license to practice
• MRCOG and appropriate specialist registration
• Relevant CCT or CESR and be on specialist register (confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) within 6 months of CCT
• SITM/ATSM in maternal medicine/pregnancy care/equivalent experience
• Clinical training and experience in General Obstetrics and Gynaecology to that required for a UK CCST
• MD, PhD or evidence of equivalent training and experience
• SITM/ATSM in Acute gynae & early pregnancy/Hysteroscopy/benign gynae surgery/equivalent experience
• Registration of RCOG CPD programme

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Practises with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists)
• Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences i.e., knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope
• Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment
• Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients; employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/autonomous practitioner
• Critically reflects on own competence, understands own limits, and seeks help when required
• Applies basic principles of public health; including population health, promoting health and wellbeing, work, nutrition, exercise, vaccination and illness prevention, as relevant to their specialty

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata