Job summary
- Main area
- Locum Consultant Obstetrician
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (NA)
- Hours
- Part time - 9.78 sessions per week (Obstetric On-call)
- Job ref
- 205-6431020
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maternity Centre
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Obstetrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Obstetrician for 12 months. The candidate should have a specialist interest in Perinatal Mental Health and Safeguarding. You will be part of a team of 27 Consultants. The job plan- 9.728 PA job plan.
The post-holder will be required to provide the full range of obstetric skills such as managing the Labour Ward, Antenatal clinics, Section Lists, and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants and within the multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of an interest in perinatal mental health will be expected on application.
The applicant will also be expected to participate and support work with regional perinatal mental health services and the safeguarding team.
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 . UHNM is the primary teaching hospital for Keele University School of Medicine.
The post holders 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 also be expected to participate in the immediate management functions and strategic planning of the Division and Trusts on both sites.
Clinical duties will be across 2 sites, royal Stoke and County Hospital. You will participate in a 1:14 weekday & weekend on-call.
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, Antenatal clinics, Section Lists, and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants and within the multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of an interest in perinatal mental health will be expected on application.
The applicant will also be expected to participate in the trust leadership programmes and be supported to work with regional perinatal mental health services and the safeguarding team.
Working for our organisation
About our Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Royal Stoke receives major trauma patients from as far afield as Anglesey in North Wales and in total serves more than three million people. The A&E sees close to 150,000 people a year, making it one of the busiest departments in the country.
Many of UHNMs 450 consultants are based at Royal Stoke, and the main specialist services for the region are located here. These services include the major specialties of Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Metabolic/GI, Women’s & Children’s, Musclo-Skeletal Services/Trauma and Oncology. To deliver all these services and the many others we provide the Trust has created major departments to deliver the patient care.
County Hospital
County Hospital is the sister hospital to Royal Stoke University Hospital which has been extensively refurbished into a vibrant modern acute local hospital. The hospital provides a range of acute services across its 180 beds, including:
- Accident and Emergency and Acute Medicine
- Women’s Health Centre
- Renal Dialysis
- Bariatric Surgery
- Endoscopy
- MRI diagnostics
- Outpatients
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will be required to provide the full range of obstetric skills such as managing the Labour Ward, Antenatal clinics, Section Lists, and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants and within the multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of an interest in perinatal mental health will be expected on application.
The applicant will also be expected to participate in the trust leadership programmes and be supported to work with regional perinatal mental health services and the safeguarding team.
The post holders 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.
Person specification
Qulifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- CCST 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 date of the AAC
- ATSM – Advanced Labour Ward / High Risk Antenatal
- ATSM – Maternal Medicine with specific interest in Perinatal Mental Health or equivalent
- Safeguarding Level 3 or above
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD, FRCS)
Clinical Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and supervision
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentorship
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
Essential criteria
- Experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
Desirable criteria
- Peer reviewed publications
- Evidence of continuing research
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
- Mr Simon Cunningham
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 672395
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
2nd Floor, Springfield Building
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
- Telephone
- 01782 674956
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