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Job overview

This appointment is for a full-time Obstetrician with a specialist interest in Diabetes and Maternal Medicine.

You will be joining a well-established team experienced in providing robust MDT care for people with Diabetes in pregnancy. Your expertise will help deliver evidence-based, responsive and holistic care for our patients. There will be a focus on leading the management of our maternal population who have or who develop diabetes in pregnancy. There will be exciting opportunities to further improve our pre-existing multidisciplinary diabetes and high-risk obstetric clinics working in close collaboration with other consultants. You will also be expected to lead the Diabetes service across the MSE during their employment. You are  expected to cover labour ward on a rotational basis along with ante-natal clinics, elective and emergency theatres.

You will be actively involved in the clinical governance aspects of the directorate and the trust including risk management and meeting of CNST requirements.

You will provide expert input into clinical cases within the labour  and antenatal wards that deviate from the normal. Provide risk analysis and management plans for all cases that require specialist input.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a consultant-led service in Obstetrics.
• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to offer expert opinion and considerate advice to women with complications in any stage of pregnancy.
• Develop the Obstetric service by working closely with other colleagues to standardise pathways of care.
• Provide training for resident doctors in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Evolve and write, in line with Trust governance policies, pathways for patients seen within the Obstetric service.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to undertake a senior role in the general provision of Obstetric Services at Basildon Hospital and MSE.
• Provide senior leadership in the management of high-risk patients antenatally, intrapartum and postpartum in close co-operation with other specialties.
• Attend theatre cases to perform surgery, unless satisfied that a trainee is competent to perform the operation with indirect supervision.
• Obstetric on call commitments as part of the departmental on call rota (1 in 14).
• Support obstetric colleagues with advice/ surgical assistance, e.g. major obstetric haemorrhage.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

 From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress