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Job summary

Main area
Consultant
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (To end December 2025 - Possibility of extension)
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week (You will be expected to take part in Gynae emergency)
Job ref
292-6563697-CHWS
Employer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Town
Harlow
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum plus £149 London Fringe
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2024 23:59

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust logo

Consultant in Obstetrics, Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy and TOP

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. 

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts. 

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.


 

Job overview

We are looking for an outstanding, forward thinking consultant to join our family and help lead our service towards excellence. We have been pro-active in our response to the recent national maternity reports and recently completed a series of culture workshops, facilitated by the GMC and NMC. We are looking for a consultant that fits with our vision of safe Women's Health culture and leads this by example.

Applications are invited for a Consultant Gynaecologist with an interest in Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy and the TOP service. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to contribute to emergency gynaecology and OOH on call cover. There will be weekly colposcopy clinics with corresponding admin time along with a fortnightly gynaecology theatre undertaking procedures matched to your skills. The case mix will also allow you to maintain competency in skills required to participate in the out of hours gynaecology rota.

The post holder will provide outstanding colposcopy care and contribute to the development of the colposcopy department and wider women’s health team

The post attracts 8 PAs (7 DCC, 1 SPAs)

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide outstanding abortion care and contribute to the development of the Termination and contraceptive services for the sake of women’s wider health team. Leading by example, you will demonstrate the trust values and help us to deliver outstanding care. To provide high quality inpatient and outpatient services which are coordinated and person-centred to our women and their families served by PAH. 

 

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. Available to download at anytime.  

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration • Relevant CCT or equivalent (to be confirmed by GMC • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree (PhD or Master)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of laparoscopic surgery

Teaching and Research

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching & supervising junior medical staff. Commitment to support research and development within the Trust R&D policy

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • 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. • Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team. • Caring attitude towards patients.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ms Jyoti Rachna
Job title
Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01279 444455
Additional information

Robert Fisher - General Manager 01279 444455 (7040)

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