Maternal Medicine Consultant

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Service Lead for Obstetrics and the Clinical Service Lead for Gynaecology to provide safe care and meet national and local safety and performance indicators.

The post will have responsibility with a team of consultants to provide integrated care for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology service, including support to specialist nurses and midwives who work in the clinical areas. The post holder will be able to work in a high risk setting and will be able to undertake maternal medicine clinics. There are active research and development opportunities within the service, and it is anticipated that the successful appointee will contribute to this.

The post holder will have access to a networked Trust computer and training for UHB hospital network applications as well as designated secretarial support (combination of designated secretary and digital dictation support) and defined office space in the specialty area that is present in the Princess of Wales Women ' s Unit at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. This comprises desk space in an open plan area with access to meeting rooms for private meetings and quiet work.

The post is to support the care provided to women within the Women 's Units at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals (HGS) now part of University Hospital Birmingham. Cross site working will be part of the main duties and responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running and development of the obstetric services. The appointee will:

Join the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant team to deliver a first class service at University Hospital Birmingham and contribute to the development of the service.

Support the directorate in meeting the challenging key safety and performance indicators.

Deliver agreed standards of care and participate in consultant presence on delivery suites at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals and on-call for Obstetrics across all sites.

Provide continuing patient care in partnership with consultant colleagues across the hospital sites.

Support delivery of activity targets in partnership with Clinical Commissioning Groups and support service developments including the Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity Programme (BUMP) through the Local Maternity Service (LMS).

Allow flexibility through effective prospective cover of sickness and annual leave.

Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.

Take an active role in audit, research, teaching and governance.

Participate in the late evening shift and cross site on-call rota for obstetrics

Participate in plans to lead to cost efficiencies across the specialty.

Contribute to risk management procedures.

Ensure Continuing Professional Development targets are achieved.

Take part in the GMC revalidation, annual appraisal and job planning processes.

The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the Trust 's objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post.

These duties and responsibilities are not intended to be exhaustive. Duties may be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances. Duties will be reflected in a job plan, which will be subject to annual review with the Clinical Service Leads and the Divisional Director.

The post holder will be provided with the necessary IT equipment and access to training to be in position to meet these objectives. Office space and secretarial support will be provided although both may be shared.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

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