Consultant in O&GNHS
Job summary
This is a prime opportunity for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to join our modern and forwards thinking Foundation Trust which is a medium sized Trust with big ambitions. Candidates must be competent in management of labour ward and diabetic antenatal clinics
Main duties of the job
The Consultants job plan is divided into Gynaecological duties covering general clinics and theatres. There is an obstetric commitment in terms of fixed Labour Ward sessions, Elective Section List, Antenatal Clinics and On Call.
Requirements of the post and responsibilities of post holder:
- Work with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the Trust agenda in delivering evidence based best practice.
- Provide safe, evidence-based obstetric and gynaecology services.
- Maintain and improve the standards and quality of the obstetrics and gynaecology services and to have delegated responsibility for appropriate clinical management in those areas.
- Supervise and train junior staff in both elective and emergency situations.
- Maintain skills and update knowledge base meeting the Continuing Education and Professional Development requirements of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
- Participate in the audit programme of the department.
- Participate in the Consultants rota in conjunction with the other Consultants.
- Be prepared to work on all sites for elective and emergency work.
- The successful candidates would inevitably have responsibility for resource utilisation.
- Be expected to contribute constructively to the success of the business so that the service can flourish and develop.
- Must comply with the requirements of revalidation.
Job description
This post aims to continue to deliver high quality services in both Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is suitable for an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. Out of hours on call component for the post is non-resident and is mainly based at Bassetlaw District General Hospital.
On call for this post will be 1:7 out of hours at Bassetlaw site of the trust and is classed as category A which attracts a 5% on call availability
Overall, there are 60 hours of consultant presence in labour ward over a 7 days period at our Doncaster (DRI) site and 48 hours at our Bassetlaw site (BDGH). Out of hours on call is non-resident for this post and is based at our Bassetlaw site (BDGH) starting at 17:00 hours. Resident time finishes at 17:00-18:00 hours followed by non-resident hours. On call is supported by one registrar and one FY2-ST2 out of hours. Day time cover of LW until 18.00 is resident cover. During daytime also each shift has one registrar and one FY2-ST2 cover for LW in addition to consultant.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.