Locum Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology

This appointment is for a 6 month Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.

It would be beneficial if the successful applicant was able to offer skills in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and advanced labour ward skills are essential. The applicant should have the appropriate training and experience to fulfil the requirements of this post and be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have evidence of advanced training and experience in Obstetrics and/or Gynaecology including 2 ATSMs or Subspecialty training. Previous experience at Consultant level would be beneficial.

The post holder may run joint clinics/theatre sessions with another consultant colleague in the same area of special interest.

This post comprises 10 Programmed activities: 8 direct clinical care and 2 supporting professional activities.

The successful applicant will be asked to participate on the Obstetric on-call rota.

By working in teams of consultants, the operational principle that we aim to achieve is for another consultant to re-use patient contact sessions that would otherwise be cancelled or remain uncovered due to leave or other agreed reasons for absence.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Applicants should possess the MRCOG or equivalent and Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent and be on the GMC Specialist Register.

This job description together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large

acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute

services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a

larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from

three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our

caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred

care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to

work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our

everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise

accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working

within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a

DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check

(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting

Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Personal Attributes

Desirable: - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

Experience

Desirable: - Experience at consultant level

Teaching Experience

Desirable: - Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Qualifications

Desirable: - Higher degree

Management & Administrative Experience

Research Experience

Essential: - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; - An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative

Desirable: - Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years; - Evidence of having undertaken original research