Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology with interest in EPAU, EGU

Job summary

Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology with interest in EPAU, EGU and resident on call

This post has arisen due to consultant expansion in the department. The post will enable us to maintain an adequate level of gynaecology activity against the background of a need for consultant cover of the labour ward and adequate supervision of the junior doctors required with the current curriculum. The post holder will be required to work in a hybrid rota including resident on call for obstetrics and gynaecology at the Women and Children's Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary.

The on-call rotas are being reviewed with the planned consultant expansion, and it is highly likely the on-call element would change with further proposed expansion.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in the resident consultant on-call rota for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Women and Children's Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary. Consultant expansion is underway, and the on-call model is evolving towards a sustainable structure with dedicated resident obstetric consultant cover supported by separate consultant on-call provision for gynaecology.

The post holder will join a team committed to delivering safe, high-quality, consultant-led care in accordance with national standards. The post holder will be expected to contribute towards supporting specialist services such as Early Pregnancy Unit, Emergency Gynaecology and Ambulatory Gynaecology. Additional qualifications in Ultrasound are most welcome, and support offered to incorporate this valuable skill into departmental education for juniors& midwives& appropriate SITM provision.

Successful candidates would be encouraged to maintaining and improving governance within the department. The post holder may also be required to contribute to the Termination of Pregnancy service if they do not have a conscientious objection to providing this service.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Full Registration with the GMC
• GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• MRCOG (UK)or appropriate specialist registration*
• Relevant CCT or equivalent
• Must be expecting to receive CCT within the next six months to be eligible for interview.
• All other candidates must already be on the GMC Specialist Register.

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Obstetric and Gynaecological conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• ATSM's
• SITM's
• Satisfactory ARCP's during training years
• Prior consultant level experience
• Specialist skills to compliment the service

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

• Ability to manage and lead teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
• Original peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Good leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs,Midwives, nurses and other agencies
• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational and management skills
• Supportive and tolerant
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Caring attitude to patients
• Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital

Desirable

• Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines