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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded team working with a team of 27 Consultants that provide care within Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The post-holder will be required to provide the full range of obstetric skills such as managing the Labour Ward, Section Lists and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants.  Attending Gynaecology Endometriosis MDT’s, having independent Gynaecology outpatient clinics and theatre lists.  It is essential that the post holder should have an ATSM in benign Gynaecology and Labour Ward.

 UHNM is a one of the biggest stand-alone maternity units in the country delivering over 7000 deliveries per annum with a level 3 neonatal unit on site.  

The post holder will provide continuing responsibility for patients in their charge and will work within a team based structure to support care across both hospital sites.  He / She will be a member of the relevant divisional, trust and regional committees.  He / She will also be expected to participate in the immediate management functions and strategic planning of the Division and Trusts on both sites.

This post is based at University Hospital of North Midlands.  Clinical Duties will be across both the Royal Stoke and County Hospital Sites with a total of 9.9881PA’s.  You will participate in an Obstetric 1:12 weekday on-call  and 1:12 Weekend  Obstetric rota and a Gynae weekend on-call 1:22 and Gynae Weekday on-call 1:24.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be required to provide the full range of obstetric skills such as managing the Labour Ward, Section Lists and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants as well as attending Gynaecology Endometriosis MDT’s, having independent Gynaecology outpatient clinics and theatre lists.  It is essential that the post holder should have an ATSM in benign Gynaecology and Labour Ward.

The Post holder should have experience of medical education at undergraduate level.   UHNM is a one of the biggest stand-alone maternity units in the country delivering over 6000 deliveries per annum with a level 3 neonatal unit on site.  UHNM is the primary teaching hospital for Keele University School of Medicine

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales.

 Our specialised services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal and dialysis services, neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care. We are recognised for our particular expertise in trauma, respiratory conditions, spinal surgery, upper gastro-intestinal surgery, complex orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the management of liver conditions. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.