Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 8 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 264-6394096-FAM
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and enterprising candidate to join a progressive and forward thinking department of 13 consultants, each with their own special interest. We have well-developed services in oncology, minimal access surgery, infertility, colposcopy & out-patient hysteroscopy, high risk obstetrics and Urogynaecology services.
Main duties of the job
This post is a new position created to support our Maternity Ockenden and 2WW gynaecology services at KGH.
In order to meet RCOG requirements for direct consultant involvement on the labour ward, the appointee will take part in a 1:10 rota alternating between Obstetrics and Emergency Gynaecology. On a 1 in 10 weekly rotation all the Consultants drop any other planned commitments, both clinical and non-clinical, and provide obstetric or emergency gynaecology cover during the daytime. The Consultant covering Emergency Gynaecology will also be responsible for overseeing the Elective Caesarean section list. The Obstetric Consultant will provide cover for both Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Weekends.
This rota provides 66 hours of prospective Consultant labour ward cover per week in line with Maternity Matters, NHSLA and RCOG requirements and the new Ockenden recommendation. The Job will be paid at 10 PA’s.
Working for our organisation
The Hospital has a state of the art 16 bed ITU/HDU. There is a two bed Enhanced Care facility on Labour Ward where patients are managed with multidisciplinary input from obstetricians, anaesthetists, and physicians.
There are fully supporting Pathology and Radiology services. Radiology provides ultrasound, nuclear medicine, MRI and computerised axial tomography on site. There is a well-equipped obstetric ultrasound department in the Maternity Unit as well as a specialised Fetal Medicine Service provided by visiting Consultants from University Hospital of Leicester.
There is excellent Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staffing including a highly skilled nurse specialist in Gynae-Oncology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL COMMITMENT
Shifting of clinical commitment from junior doctors to nursing staff has been developed actively in Kettering to allow more time for training and adaptability as further changes are imposed on us by reduction of Junior Doctors’ hours. We have specialist nurses in Gynae Oncology, Infertility, Termination of Pregnancy and Prenatal Diagnosis who all contribute to running the department.
ON-CALL
The on call will be 1 in 6 with prospective cover. The On-call week will start at 8am on the Friday and will include Saturday and Sunday sessions in the department from 9am to 13pm and then evening ward rounds (20:30-22:30,) and Monday to Thursday 8am to 6pm.
On Mondays to Thursdays the Night On call will start with hand-over at 5-6pm and be resident for one hour until 7pm. On call will finish at 8am next morning.
The weekends on call will be attached to the start of the obstetrics emergency week on call mentioned on page one of the job description. It is usually possible to swap weekend on calls to improve work life balance without affecting clinical commitments. In order to inform clinic and theatre adjustments, the distribution of the on-call weeks are planned well in advance, taking into account annual leave negotiations.
The allocation of sessions is as follows:
Allocation of PA’s for the post- Subject to discussion and alteration depending on special interests and departmental needs.
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0.5 PA |
Gynae Theatre (annualised theatre sessions) |
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1.0 PA |
Antenatal Clinic |
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1.0 PA |
Gynaecology Clinics |
|
1.5 PA |
Elective CS |
|
1.0 PA |
Patient administration |
|
1.25 PA |
Fetal Health Unit cover |
|
2.25 PA |
On Call Weeks |
|
1.5 SPA |
Supporting Professional Activities |
On call Week-Obstetrics
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Friday |
8 am – 6 pm |
Labour Ward |
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Saturday |
9 am – 13pm Evening WR |
On Call On site |
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Sunday |
9 am – 13pm
|
On Call |
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Monday |
8 am – 6 pm |
Labour Ward |
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|
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Tuesday |
8 am – 6 pm |
Labour Ward |
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|
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Wednesday |
8 am – 6 pm |
Labour Ward |
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Thursday |
8 am – 6 pm |
Labour Ward |
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Gynaecology On wall week |
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Friday. |
08:00-5pm |
Gynaecology On call. On site |
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Monday- Thursday. |
08:00 -5 pm |
Gynaecology On call. On site |
Person specification
Qualifications and skills
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent (‘equivalence’ must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
- UK / NHS Experience
- I
Desirable criteria
- ATSM in Special Interest Subject e.g. Labour Ward Lead
- Colposcopy and/or Hysteroscopy and/or USS
Clinical exp & effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or Equivalent
- Interest in Clinical Audit and evidence of completed audits in CV
- Interest in Governance
Desirable criteria
- ATSM in Specialist Interest Subject Eg:Maternal medicine, High Risk Pregnancy, Obstetric Medicine
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Miss Sreeparna Biswas
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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