Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynae (interest in High-Risk Obstetrics)
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Rated May 2025
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The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital is a busy district general hospital close to the Kent coast and surrounded by countryside. We have 3000 deliveries per year. The labour ward has 8 delivery rooms and a dedicated obstetric emergency theatre which is present on the labour ward.
The Trust hosts medical students on attachment from GKT, UCL and Imperial Medical Schools and became a University Hospital linked to GKT in 2009.
From September 2020, we started to host an intake of medical students from the new Kent and Medway medical school which is based in East Kent.
Job description
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Person specification
Skills and experience
Essential
- Proven track record in high risk obstetrics and high risk caesarean sections
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
Desirable
- Experience in conducting Maternal Medicine/ Joint diabetic ANC
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT or equivalent in obstetrics and gynaecology
- ATSM advanced labour ward practice
- Further ATSM in either obstetrics or gynaecology
- MRCOG part 2/3
Desirable
- ATSM in Maternal Medicine
Clinical governance
Essential
- Experience of Audit
- Understanding of clinical incident reporting & risk management
- Evidence of participation in annual appraisal
About the employer
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.
We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.
At East Kent, we will do all we can to help you grow a career around you, your family, your location and your interests.
We offer flexible and fulfilling career solutions that work for you and unique opportunities to innovate and inspire - all in a county where you can enjoy your life to the full, whatever your interest.